Acanthochitona biformis (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Acanthochites biformis Nierstrasz, 1905
Conservation Status
Last (and only) record: 1905 or before (Saito, 2006:125)
Rediscovered on 19 March 2005 (Saito, 2006:125)
Distribution & Habitat
Indonesia & Philippines (Batangas Channel at Puerto Galera, Mindoro; Pulu Sanguisiapo, Tawi Tawi Islands, Sulu Archipelago) (Saito, 2006)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Die Chitonen der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expeditie, Monograph 48: 1-112, pls I-VIII.
Other references:
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acanthochitona biformis (Nierstrasz, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386473 on 2024-02-18
Saito, Hiroshi. (2006). Shallow Water Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, the Philippines. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo 44: 119-133.
Sirenko, B. I. and Saito, H. (2017). New species of chitons of the superfamily Cryptoplacoidea (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from Vietnamese waters. Zootaxa 4299(4): 451-506 [478]. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.4.1