Acanthopleura
genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae
Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.
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| Genus: | Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829
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According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genus Acanthopleura include[1]
- Acanthopleura brevispinosa (Sowerby, 1840)
- Acanthopleura echinata (Barnes, 1824)
- Acanthopleura gemmata (de Blainville, 1825)
- Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Acanthopleura loochooana (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
- Acanthopleura planispina Bergenhayn, 1933
- Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguiere, 1792)
- Acanthopleura vaillantii de Rochebrune, 1882
- Acanthopleura hirtosa
- Acanthopleura gaimardi Blainville 1825
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