Americhiton

Genus of molluscs

Americhiton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Americhiton
Watters, 1990
Type species
Acanthochites arragonites
P. P. Carpenter, 1857

Americhiton is a genus of chitons within the family Acanthochitonidae.[1] Members of this genus are found distributed in the Caribbean Sea and in the Pacific off coasts of Mexico.[2]

Species

  • Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981)
  • Americhiton arragonites (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
  • Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954)
  • Americhiton zebra (Lyons, 1988)

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Americhiton Watters, 1990". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  2. ^ "Americhiton Watters, 1990". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
Taxon identifiers
Americhiton
  • Wikidata: Q107311210
  • CoL: 7NNT3
  • GBIF: 4305044
  • ITIS: 566931
  • WoRMS: 415040