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Placiphorella Dall, 1879

138187 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138187)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Polyplacophora
  5. Neoloricata
  6. Chitonida
  7. Acanthochitonina
  8. Mopalioidea
  9. Mopaliidae
  10. Mopaliinae
  11. Placiphorella
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Genus
Mopaliinae Dall, 1889
Placophora A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882 · unaccepted (junior synonym and unjustified...)  
junior synonym and unjustified emendation of Plaxiphora
Placophora (Euplacophora) A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882 · unaccepted (junior synonym and unjustified...)  
junior synonym and unjustified emendation of Euplaxiphora

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(of ) Dall, W. H. (1879). Report on the limpets and chitons of the Alaskan and Arctic regions, with descriptions of genera and species believed to be new. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 1: 281-344, pls 1-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651354
page(s): 298, 306 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Placiphorella Dall, 1879. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138187 on 2026-08-14
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Placiphorella Dall, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138187 on 2026-08-14
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2006-09-27 07:06:07Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2009-03-20 07:57:47Z
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Schwabe, Enrico
2011-10-17 19:49:41Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2012-07-15 12:55:22Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2019-05-01 21:26:03Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2023-01-21 08:31:39Z
changed
Vinarski, Maxim
2026-02-17 19:01:28Z
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Gofas, Serge

original description (of Placophora A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882) Verrill, A. E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable Marine Fauna occupying the outer banks off the Southern Coast of New England, No. 7, and some additions to the Fauna of Vineyard Sound. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Third Series. 24(143): 360-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38920525 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Placophora (Euplacophora) A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882) Verrill, A. E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable Marine Fauna occupying the outer banks off the Southern Coast of New England, No. 7, and some additions to the Fauna of Vineyard Sound. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Third Series. 24(143): 360-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38920525
page(s): p. 365. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of ) Dall, W. H. (1879). Report on the limpets and chitons of the Alaskan and Arctic regions, with descriptions of genera and species believed to be new. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 1: 281-344, pls 1-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651354
page(s): 298, 306 [details] 

basis of record Clark R.N. (1994) Review of the genus <i>Placiphorella</i> Dall, 1879, ex Carpenter MS (Polyplacophora: Mopaliidae) with descriptions of two new species. <i>The Veliger</i> 37(3): 290-311. [1 July 1994], available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42464996 [details] 

additional source Saito, H.; Okutani T. (1989). Revision on shallow-water species of the genus <i>Placiphorella</i> (Polyplacophora: Mopaliidae) from Japan. <em>The Veliger.</em> 32(2): 209-227. [3 April 1989]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43054077 [details] 

additional source McLean J.H. 1962. Feeding behavior of the chiton <i>Placiphorella</i>. <i>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London</i>, 35: 23-26 [details] 

additional source Yakovleva, A. M. (1952). [in Russian] Shell-bearing Mollusks (Loricata) of the seas of the USSR. Fauna USSR no. 45: 107 pp, 53 figs., 11 pls. Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
page(s): 79 [details] 

additional source Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. (eds), 2005. Catalogue of molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. Moscow
page(s): 23 [details] 
 
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Placophora A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Placiphorella) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Placophora) (from synonym Placophora A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882)
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