Monograph of Living Chitons, Volume 5This fifth of the planned eight volumes of the Monograph of Living Chitons, a systematic account of more than 800 recognized species in this class of Mollusca, deals with the completion of the family Ischnochitonidae and a total revision of the family Mopaliidae. Earlier volumes in the series are updated in a preliminary 40 pages paragraph of additions.In the present volume 141 species are described, of which nine are new to science. All species are depicted in detail in mostly original drawings by the senior author. More than 50 maps show the world-wide distribution of every species.Descriptions are accompanied by a complete bibliography and synonymy, providing an indispensable source of information of any worker on this interesting group of animals, professionals as well as advanced students. An elaborate list of references and index complete the volume. |
Contents
Additions to volume | 9 |
Genus Ferreiraella Sirenko | 26 |
Additions to volume 3 | 33 |
Genus Vermichiton Kaas | 40 |
Family Ischnochitonidae Subfamily Ischnochitoninae continued | 62 |
Genus Ischnochiton Gray Subgenus Heterozona Dall | 90 |
Genus Stenochiton H Adams Angas | 98 |
Family Ischnochitonidae Subfamily Callistoplacinae | 106 |
Family Mopaliidae Subfamily Mopaliinae | 211 |
Genus Plaxiphora Gray Subgenus Plaxiphora s s | 265 |
Genus Plaxiphora Gray Subgenus Fremblya H Adams | 309 |
Genus Plaxiphora Gray Subgenus Mercatora Leloup | 315 |
Genus Placiphorina gen nov | 341 |
Family Mopaliidae Subfamily Katharininae | 348 |
References | 354 |
Maps | 372 |
Common terms and phrases
apex apophyses Articulamentum BMNH bristles Callistochiton cap of major central areas Central tooth Chiton Colour of tegmentum concave convex ctenidia ctenidia per side dental cap denticles distally dorsal girdle scale dorsal view eaves narrow elevated dorsal elevation elongate oval Ferreira front margin front slope Gills holobranchial granulose grooves Gulf St Vincent head valve Head valve semicircular holotype Iredale & Hull jugal sinus lateral areas lateral radula teeth lateral view lectotype Leloup Leptochiton longitudinal major lateral tooth Marginal spicules Mopalia mucro notched paratype Pilsbry Plaxiphora Polyplacophora postmucronal area quincuncially radial ribs riblets rostral view rounded sculptured like central sculptured like head side margins side of girdle side slopes slit formula slit rays slope straight smooth South Australia species specimen sutures synonymy Tail valve tegmentum sculptured tooth of radula type locality valve VIII valves not beaked ventral scales Ventral side ventral view weakly convex Western Australia µm long
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