Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)

Last update: 28 Agosto 2018
Fig: A) Bozcaada Island. Turkey. 12 m. 8-2016. 4.8 mm. B) Bozcaada Island. Turkey. 12 m. 8-2016. 6.6 mm.

SYNONYMS:
Lepidopleurus africanus Nierstrasz, 1906
Lepidopleurus thielei Sulc, 1934
Leptochiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)

TYPE MATERIAL:
Holotype in Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden. N. 2783.

TYPE LOCALITY:
Oran, Algeria.

DISTRIBUTION:
Rarely present in the entire Mediterranean Sea.

LITERATURE:
-Dell’Angelo B. & al. 1999 – Chitoni viventi del Mediterraneo.

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Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)
Class Polyplacophora
Family Leptochitonidae
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