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Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiton, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2306114	https://www.gbif.org/species/2306114
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	8062	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8062

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Chitonidae : Chiton

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Neoloricata : Chitonidae : Chiton

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
-	Serialia	Giribet et al. 2006
class	Polyplacophora	de Blainville 1816
order	Neoloricata	Bergenhayn 1955
family	Chitonidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Chiton	Linnæus 1758

Scientific Name

Chiton Linnaeus, 1758

Name Published In

Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Chiton	genus	belongs to Chitonidae	stated with evidence	Smith, 1973
Chiton	genus	belongs to Chitoninae	stated with evidence	Abbott, 1974
Chiton	genus	belongs to Chitoninae	implied	Wells and Houston, 2001
Chiton	genus	belongs to Neoloricata	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Chiton	genus	belongs to Chitonidae	stated with evidence	Schwabe and Lozouet, 2006

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

5 (29%)

First Recorded Appearance

260 - 254 Ma
Permian

Environment

marine,brackish (based on Polyplacophora)

Motility

facultatively mobile, attached (based on Polyplacophora)

Vision

limited (based on Polyplacophora)

Diet

grazer (based on Polyplacophora)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Polyplacophora)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiton

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Chiton (Amaurochiton) subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Chiton (Chiton) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		3	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Chiton (Poeciloplax) subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) subgenus	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Chiton alatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton albolineatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton alveolus species	listed (PBDB)		3	47.8 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Chiton amicorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton articulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton baliensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton barnardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton bellulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton berryi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton bipunctatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton borbonicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton bowenii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton brasili species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton brevispinosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton burnsii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton caligunosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton calliozonus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton canariensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton capensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton carnosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton castaneus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton catenulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton ceylanicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton chierchiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton chiloensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton chitonellus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton chlamys species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton coarctacus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton columbiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton connectens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton cordatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Chiton corypheus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton costatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton coxi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton crawfordi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton creaceous species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton cretaceous species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton cumingsii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton cunninghami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton decussatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton densiliratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton deperditus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton deshayesi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	201 Ma Early Jurassic	201 Ma Early Jurassic
Chiton diaphorus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton dimorphus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton discolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton dissimilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton divergens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton ectypus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton erythronatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton exoptandus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton fastigiatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton feliduensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton flavescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton fosteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton fulgetrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton funereus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton georgianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton glaucus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton gracile species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton granatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton graniferus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton granoradiatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton granosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton grignionensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Chiton grinionensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton groschi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton guildingii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton gunnii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton heterodon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton hirasei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton houdasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton howseanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Chiton incii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton incisus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton jaspideus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton jugosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton kaasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton kimberi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton koninckii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Chiton kurodai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton laevigatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton laterorugosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton latricus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton linsleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton linter species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton luridus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton luzonicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton magnificus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton marmoratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton marquesanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton mauritianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton milleri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton multicostatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton murrayi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton nebulosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton novahollandiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton nuttalli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton olivaceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton oruktus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton pacificus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton pallidulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton pallidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton particolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton peregrinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton perviridis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton phaseolinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton poli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton politus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton productus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton proteus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton pruinosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton pulvinatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton rapaitiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton reticulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton rhaeticus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	174 Ma Middle Jurassic
Chiton rhynchotus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton roseus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton rossi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton salihafui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton sallustii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chiton sanguineus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton scaber species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton scabriculus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton setosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton sitkensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton speciosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton spiculosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton squamosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton stokesii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton stramineus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton subassimilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton subfuscus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton suezensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton sulcatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton tectiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton tesselatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton torrianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton translucens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton tricostalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton tuberculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton turberculatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Chiton ustulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton vangoethemi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton vauclusensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton velustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton verconis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton virgulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton viridis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton viridulis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton wallacei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chiton whitleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Sympharochiton Oliver, 1915	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Chitonidae : *Sympharochiton*
Oscabrion Herrmannsen, 1847	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Chitonidae : *Oscabrion*
Sclerochiton Dall, 1882	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Chitonidae : *Sclerochiton*
Amaurochiton Thiele, 1893	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Chitonidae : *Amaurochiton*
Mucrosquama Iredale & Hull, 1926	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Chitonidae : *Mucrosquama*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Chiton Linnaeus p. 667
1973	Chiton Smith p. 7
1974	Chiton Abbott p. 404
1995	Chiton Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
2001	Chiton Wells and Houston p. 35
2002	Chiton Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Chiton Schwabe and Lozouet p. 622

References

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1, 1-824 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542

Smith A. G. (1973) Fossil chitons from the Mesozoic - A checklist and bibliography, Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences 103, 1-30

Abbott R. T. (1974) , American Seashells: The marine Mollusca of the Alantic and Pacific coasts of North America, 1-663

Pacaud J.-M., Le Renard J. (1995) Révision des Mollusques Paléogénes du Bassin de Paris. IV - Liste systématique actualisée, Cossmanniana 3 4, 155-187

Wells A., Houston W. W. K. (2001) , Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Mollusca 17 2

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Schwabe E., Lozouet P. (2006) Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Rapa, the southernmost island of Polynesia, Zoosystema 28 3, 617-633

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. - via World Register of Marine Species

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Kaas, P. and R. A. Van Belle, 1998: null. Catalogue of Living Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). Second, revised edition.. 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Vaught, K. C. / Abbott, Robert T. and Kenneth J. Boss, 1989: null. A classification of the living Mollusca. xii+195. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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