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Acanthochitona {genus} -
Mollusca
;
Polyplacophora
;
Chitonida
;
Acanthochitonidae
;
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Sub-taxa
Species (26)
Acanthochitona achates [23]
Acanthochitona avicula [7]
Acanthochitona balesae [1]
Acanthochitona cf. avicula [1]
Acanthochitona crinita [42]
Acanthochitona defilippi [16]
Acanthochitona defilippii [25]
Acanthochitona discrepans [38]
Acanthochitona fascicularis [15]
Acanthochitona ferreirai [7]
Acanthochitona garnoti [202]
Acanthochitona hemphilli [11]
Acanthochitona hirudiniformis [15]
Acanthochitona lineata [9]
Acanthochitona mahensis [21]
Acanthochitona pygmaea [1]
Acanthochitona rhodea [2]
Acanthochitona rubrolineata [724]
Acanthochitona sp. [12]
Acanthochitona sp. A DJE-2018 [20]
Acanthochitona sp. B DJE-2018 [9]
Acanthochitona sp. C DJE-2018 [1]
Acanthochitona sp_AETG1 [1]
Acanthochitona sp_AETG2 [1]
Acanthochitona viridis [3]
Acanthochitona zelandica [1]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
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BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
1,231
Public Records:
1,101
Specimens with Sequences:
1,200
Public Species:
23
Specimens with Barcodes:
1,173
Public BINs:
41
Species:
26
Species With Barcodes:
26
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images representing subtaxa of Acanthochitona
(
Acanthochitona zelandica
)
Sample ID:
NZ24_DUN_MID_Q1.3_CHI_C
License:
CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2025)
License Holder:
Unspecified, Universite de Bourgogne, Biogeosciences
Collection Sites
Collected from 18 countries.
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Mexico
17
Canada
6
United Kingdom
2
Costa Rica
16
North Atlantic Ocean
3
Panama
2
South Africa
10
Puerto Rico
3
Australia
1
Norway
10
South Korea
3
Netherlands
1
Portugal
7
Colombia
2
Russia
1
Peru
7
United States
2
Ireland
1
![(Acanthochitona achates - CCDB22763-B09) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Melissa Frey Royal BC Museum](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/RBCMI/DSC_2104%2B1443641529.JPG "(Acanthochitona achates - CCDB22763-B09) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Acanthochitona avicula - CCDB-24722-F12) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2017) Peter J. Bryant University of California, Irvine](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/GASSC/CCDB-24722-F12%2B1511100360.jpg "(Acanthochitona avicula - CCDB-24722-F12) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2017)")
![(Acanthochitona crinita - LMBAG16-003) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/LMBAG/LMBAG16-003vent%2B1301358864.JPG "(Acanthochitona crinita - LMBAG16-003) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Acanthochitona discrepans - ZMBN-146755) @11 [ ] Creative Commons BY NC SA (2022) University of Bergen Natural History Collections](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/NORCH/ZMBN-146755%2B1599766282.jpg "(Acanthochitona discrepans - ZMBN-146755) {} [ ] Creative Commons BY NC SA (2022)")
![(Acanthochitona fascicularis - NIB_CCM_0537) @11 [ ] by_nc (2021) Picton, B.E. Queen's University, Belfast](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CCMMO/_Z217402-Edit%2B1634660538.jpg "(Acanthochitona fascicularis - NIB_CCM_0537) {} [ ] by_nc (2021)")
![(Acanthochitona garnoti - HvdB-T76) @12 [ ] No Rights Reserved (2010) Frederick Hermanus Van der Bank University of Johannesburg](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/HVDBM/100_0929%2B1270497998.JPG "(Acanthochitona garnoti - HvdB-T76) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved (2010)")
![(Acanthochitona hemphilli - ECOSUR-OH-M0058) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2016) Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/QPA/ECOSUR-OH-M0058%2B1466560898.JPG "(Acanthochitona hemphilli - ECOSUR-OH-M0058) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2016)")
![(Acanthochitona lineata - ECOSUR-OH-M0208) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2017) Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/QPA/ECOSUR-OH-M0208%2B1493657171.JPG "(Acanthochitona lineata - ECOSUR-OH-M0208) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2017)")
![(Acanthochitona rubrolineata - ZMBN138238) @11 [ ] Creative Commons BY NC SA (2023) University of Bergen Natural History Collections](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/NORCH/ZMBN138238%2B1686685579.jpg "(Acanthochitona rubrolineata - ZMBN138238) {} [ ] Creative Commons BY NC SA (2023)")
![(Acanthochitona sp_AETG1 - ECOSUR-OH-M0097) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2017) Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/QPA/ECOSUR-OH-M0097%2B1480799808.JPG "(Acanthochitona sp_AETG1 - ECOSUR-OH-M0097) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2017)")
![(Acanthochitona sp_AETG2 - ECOSUR-OH-M0133) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2017) Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/QPA/ECOSUR-OH-M0133%2B1487865506.JPG "(Acanthochitona sp_AETG2 - ECOSUR-OH-M0133) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial (by-nc) (2017)")
![(Acanthochitona zelandica - NZ24_DUN_MID_Q1.3_CHI_C) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2025) Unspecified Universite de Bourgogne, Biogeosciences](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/INTSO/NZ24_DUN_MID_Q1.3_CHI_C%2B1742829660.JPG "(Acanthochitona zelandica - NZ24_DUN_MID_Q1.3_CHI_C) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2025)")
