Redescription of Acanthochitona mahensis Winckworth, 1927 (Polyplacophora, Acanthochitonidae) from Indian Coasts

Autor:	LIJU THOMAS, BRUNO ANSEEUW, null RANJEET KUTTY, SOORAJ KANDATHIL PARAMBIL
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Polyplacophora Mollusca Animalia Chitonida Acanthochitonidae Animal Science and Zoology Biodiversity Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Taxonomy
Zdroj:	Zootaxa. 5244:41-50
ISSN:	1175-5334 1175-5326
Popis:	A redescription of the chiton species Acanthochitona mahensis collected from the type locality is provided and its holotype is studied. This species has been previously recorded from the coasts of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Eritrea, and Jordan. It is compared with similar species (Acanthochitona biformis, A. jugotenuis, A. intermedia, A. leopoldi, A. penicillata and A. woodwardi). In India, the species has been reported from the mainland and Andaman Islands. New distributional records from the coast of India are also provided.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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