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Ischnochiton oniscus (Krauss, 1848)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Polyplacophora
order
Chitonida
family
Ischnochitonidae
genus
Ischnochiton
species
Ischnochiton oniscus

Name

Synonyms
Chiton oniscus Krauss, 1848
Ischnochiton eucosmia W.H.Turton, 1932
Ischnochiton oniscus (Krauss, 1848)
Ischnochiton oniscus alfredensis Ashby, 1931
Ischnochiton oniscus var. albocarinatus W.H.Turton, 1932
Ischnochiton oniscus var. aurantius W.H.Turton, 1932
Ischnochiton oniscus var. pyramidalis W.H.Turton, 1932
Homonyms
Ischnochiton oniscus (Krauss, 1848)
Ischnochiton oniscus (Krauss, 1848)

Bibliographic References

  1. Ashby, E. (1928). South African Chitons, being a description of the Polyplacophora Represented in the Turton Collection. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 18 (2): 76-92.
  2. Ashby, E. (1931). Monograph of the South African Polyplacophora (Chitons). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 30: 1–59.
  3. Nierstrasz, H. F. (1906). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. VI. Chitonen aus der Kapkololonie [sic] und Natal. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere.</em> 23: 487–520.
  4. Sirenko B. & Schwabe E. (2002). Taxonomic notes on chitons. 2. Taxonomic status of chitons of the <i>Ischnochiton oniscus</i> group. <em>Spixiana.</em> 25(3): 193–198.
  5. Strack, H.L. (1996). Report on a collection of South African chitons, including the description of a new Lepidozona species. <em>Basteria.</em> 59: 127-133. [15 January 1996].
  6. Sykes, E. R. (1898). Note on <i>Ischnochiton oniscus</i> Krauss and <i>I. elizabethensis</i> Pilsbry. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 12(4): 41-42.
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