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Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Mollusca: class
Polyplacophora: order
Chitonida: family
Chitonidae: genus
Acanthopleura: species
Acanthopleura granulata

Name

Synonyms: Chiton blauneri Shuttleworth, 1856; Chiton convexus Blainville, 1825; Chiton granulatus Gmelin, 1791; Chiton mucronulatus Shuttleworth, 1853; Chiton occidentalis Reeve, 1847; Chiton piceus Gmelin, 1791; Chiton salamander Spengler, 1797
Homonyms: Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Common names: Struppige Käferschnecke in German; West Indian fuzzy chiton in English; West Indian fuzzy chiton in English; granulated chiton in English; Tápa cónchi in language.; West Indian Fuzzy Chiton in English; Cacaláca di áwa in language.; Fuzzy Chiton in English; Kakaláka di áwa in language.; Long Back in English; Struppige Käferschnecke in German; Tapaconchi in language.; West Indian fuzzy chiton in English; granulated chiton in English

Bibliographic References

Hamilton, S. H. (1903). Habits of <i>Acanthopleura granulata</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(12): 138.
Lyons, W. G. and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Polyplacophora (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 569–578 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
Questel, K. & Hochart, J. (2018). Annotated list of flora and fauna on the Prickly Pear Cays, Anguilla BWI. <em>Agence Territoriale de l'Environnement St. Barthélemy.</em> 41pp. + annexes.
Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al., 1988: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. vii + 277.
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.