Acanthopleura

Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.

Acanthopleura
A mounted specimen of Acanthopleura spinosa, anterior end to the left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Chitonidae
Subfamily:	Acanthopleurinae
Genus:	Acanthopleura Guilding, 1829
Species
8, see text.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genus Acanthopleura include^[1]

• Acanthopleura gemmata (de Blainville, 1825)
• Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
• Acanthopleura loochooana (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
• Acanthopleura planispina Bergenhayn, 1933
• Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguiere, 1792)
• Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
• Acanthopleura vaillantii de Rochebrune, 1882

Synonyms

• Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1840): synonym of Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797)
• Acanthopleura echinata (Barnes, 1824): synonym of Enoplochiton echinatus (Barnes, 1824) (superseded combination)
• Acanthopleura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) : synonym of Liolophura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) (superseded combination)
• Acanthopleura gaimardi Blainville 1825: synonym of Liolophura gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) (superseded combination)