Callistochiton portobelensis

Author
Ferreira, 1976
Common Names
  • Portobelo Chiton

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
3 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Florida, Panamá, Venezuela and French Guyana
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • epibiotic
  • rubble
References

  • Bullock, R. C., and C. J. Franz. 1996. A preliminary taxonomic survey of the chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of Isla de Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. Memorias de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 54: 9–50.

  • Ferreira, A. J. 1976. A new species of Callistochiton in the Caribbean. The Nautilus 90: 46–49.

  • Kaas, P., and R. A. Van Belle. 1994. Monograph of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora), Vol. 5. Suborder Ischnochitonina: Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (concluded), Callistoplacinae; Mopaliidae. Additions to Volumes 1–4. E.J. Brill, Leiden.

  • Lyons, W. G., and J. F. Quinn, Jr. 1995. Appendix J. Marine and terrestrial species: Phylum Mollusca. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Draft Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement 3: J10–J26.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Lyons, W. G. and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Polyplacophora (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 569–578 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-05-2024.

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