''Rhyssoplax'' is a
genus
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of
chitons in the
family
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Chitonidae
Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in three subfamilies.
Subfamilies and genera
Subfamilies and genera within th ...
,
endemic
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to
Australia,
New Zealand
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,
New Caledonia,
Norfolk Island, and the
Kermadec Islands
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.
Species
* ''
Rhyssoplax aerea
''Rhyssoplax'' is a genus of chitons in the family (biology), family Chitonidae, endemism, endemic to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the Kermadec Islands.
Species
* ''Rhyssoplax aerea'' (Lovell Augustus Reeve, Reeve, ...
''
( Reeve, 1847)
** ''
Rhyssoplax aerea aerea''
( Reeve, 1847)
** ''
Rhyssoplax aerea huttoni''
( Suter, 1906)
* †''
Rhyssoplax allanthomsoni''
Mestayer, 1929
* ''
Rhyssoplax bullocki''
Sirenko, 2012
* ''
Rhyssoplax canaliculata''
( Quoy & Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1835)
* ''
Rhyssoplax chathamensis''
( Dell, 1960)
* ''
Rhyssoplax clavata
''Rhyssoplax clavata'' is an uncommon species of chiton in the family Chitonidae
Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant ge ...
''
( Suter, 1907)
* ''
Rhyssoplax exasperata''
Iredale, 1914
* ''
Rhyssoplax kimberi''
(Ashby, 1929)
* ''
Rhyssoplax komaiana''
(Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929)
* ''
Rhyssoplax maldivensis''
(E. A. Smith, 1903)
* ''
Rhyssoplax pulcherrima''
(Sowerby, 1841)
* ''
Rhyssoplax stangeri''
(Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Rhyssoplax suteri''
( Iredale, 1910)
* ''
Rhyssoplax venusta''
Hull, 1923
Synonyms (?):
* ''Rhyssoplax baliensis''
Bullock, 1989: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) baliensis''
(Bullock, 1989)
* ''Rhyssoplax bednalli''
(Pilsbry, 1895): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) bednalli''
Pilsbry, 1895
* ''Rhyssoplax bernardi''
Ashby, 1931: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) barnardi''
Ashby, 1931
* ''Rhyssoplax calliozona''
(Pilsbry, 1894): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) calliozonus''
Pilsbry, 1894
* ''Rhyssoplax canariensis''
(d'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthrop ...
, 1839): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canariensis''
d'Orbigny, 1839
* ''Rhyssoplax corallina''
(Risso, 1826): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corallinus''
( Risso, 1826)
* ''Rhyssoplax corphea''
Hedley & Hull, 1912: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corypheus''
Hedley & Hull, 1912
* ''Rhyssoplax coxi''
Pilsbry, 1894: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) coxi''
Pilsbry, 1894
* ''Rhyssoplax crawfordi''
(Sykes, 1899): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) crawfordi''
Sykes, 1899
* ''Rhyssoplax densilirata''
Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) densiliratus''
Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893
* ''Rhyssoplax diaphora''
Iredale & May, 1916: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) diaphorus''
( Iredale & May, 1916)
* ''Rhyssoplax discolor''
(Souverbie, 1866): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) discolor''
Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
* ''Rhyssoplax exoptanda''
(Bednall, 1897: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) exoptandus''
Bednall, 1897
* ''Rhyssoplax funerea''
Hedley & Hull, 1912: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) funereus''
Hedley & Hull, 1912
* ''Rhyssoplax jugosa''
(Gould, 1846): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) jugosus''
Gould, 1846
* ''Rhyssoplax kurodai''
(Taki & Taki, 1929): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) kurodai''
Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929
* ''Rhyssoplax linsleyi''
Burghardt, 1973: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) linsleyi''
(Burghardt, 1973)
* ''Rhyssoplax mauritiana''
Quoy and Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
. 1835: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) mauritianus''
Quoy & Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1835
* ''Rhyssoplax olivacea''
(Spengler, 1797): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus''
Spengler, 1797
* ''Rhyssoplax orukta''
Maughan, 1900: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) oruktus''
Maughan, 1900
* ''Rhyssoplax spinosetatus''
Bergenhayn, 1930: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) subassimilis''
Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
* ''Rhyssoplax torriana''
Hedley & Hull, 1910: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) torrianus''
Hedley & Hull, 1910
* ''Rhyssoplax translucens''
Hedley & Hull, 1909: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) translucens''
Hedley & Hull, 1909
* ''Rhyssoplax tricostalis''
(Pilsbry, 1894): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) tricostalis''
Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
, 1894
* ''Rhyssoplax tulipa''
( Quoy & Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1835): Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) politus''
Spengler, 1797
* ''Rhyssoplax vaulusensis''
Hedley & Hull, 1909: Synonym of ''
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) vauclusensis''
Hedley & Hull, 1909
References
;General
*
Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
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