Acanthochitona

Acanthochitona; Temporal range:
	Acanthochitona venezuelana, Florida Middle Grounds, 28°35.0'N, 84°14.9'W, 31 m, 19 May 1977.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Suborder:	Acanthochitonina
Family:	Acanthochitonidae
Genus:	Acanthochitona; Gray, 1821
Synonyms
	Acanthochaetes Risso, 1826 (synonym and incorrect subsequent spelling of Acanthochites Risso, 1826); Acanthochites Risso, 1826; Acanthochites (Meturoplax) Pilsbry, 1894; Acanthochiton Herrmannsen, 1846 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Acanthochites Risso, 1826); Acanthochiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826; Anisochiton P. Fischer, 1885; Chiton (Acanthochaetes) [sic] (misspelling); Chiton (Acanthochites) Risso, 1826; Chiton (Acanthochiton) Herrmannsen, 1846; Chiton (Hamachiton) Middendorff, 1847 (a junior synonym); Chiton (Platysemus) Middendorff, 1847; Meturoplax Pilsbry, 1894;

Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution.

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