The genus
Chiton has been split into several subgenera as follows: • Subgenus
Chiton (Chiton) Linnaeus,
1758 •
Chiton (Chiton) albolineatus Broderip & Sowerby, 1829 •
Chiton (Chiton) articulatus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 •
Chiton (Chiton) bowenii King & Broderip, 1831 •
Chiton (Chiton) ceylanicus E. A. Smith, 1904 •
Chiton (Chiton) connectens Thiele, 1909 •
Chiton (Chiton) cumingsii Frembly, 1827 •
Chiton (Chiton) glaucus Gray, 1828 •
Chiton (Chiton) granoradiatus Leloup, 1937 •
Chiton (Chiton) granosus Frembly, 1827 (nomen nudum) •
Chiton (Chiton) groschi Kaas, 1979 •
Chiton (Chiton) kaasi (Leloup, 1981) •
Chiton (Chiton) laterorugosus Kaas, 1986 •
Chiton (Chiton) magnificus (
Deshayes, 1844) •
Chiton (Chiton) marmoratus Gmelin, 1791 •
Chiton (Chiton) marquesanus Pilsbry, 1893 •
Chiton (Chiton) squamosus Linnaeus, 1764 •
Chiton (Chiton) stokesii Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832 •
Chiton (Chiton) tuberculatus Linnaeus,
1758 – West Indian green chiton •
Chiton (Chiton) virgulatus Sowerby, 1840 •
Chiton (Chiton) viridis Spengler, 1797 • Subgenus
Chiton (Mucrosquama) (Iredale & Hull, 1926) •
Chiton (Mucrosquama) carnosus Carpenter in Angas, 1867 •
Chiton (Mucrosquama) particolor (Hull, 1923) •
Chiton (Mucrosquama) verconis Torr & Ashby, 1898 • Subgenus
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) (Thiele, 1893) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) affinis Issel, 1869 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) baliensis (Bullock, 1989) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) barnardi Ashby, 1931 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) bednalli Pilsbry, 1895 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) burmanus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) calliozonus Pilsbry, 1894 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canariensis d'Orbigny, 1839 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corallinus (
Risso, 1826) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corypheus Hedley & Hull, 1912 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) coxi Pilsbry, 1894 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) crawfordi Sykes, 1899 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) densiliratus Carpenter in
Pilsbry, 1893 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) diaphorus (
Iredale & May, 1916) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) discolor Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) ectypus (de Rochebrune, 1884) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) exasperatus (
Iredale, 1914) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) exoptandus Bednall, 1897 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) fosteri Bullock, 1972 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) funereus Hedley & Hull, 1912 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) heterodon (
Pilsbry, 1893) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) jugosus Gould, 1846 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) kimberi Ashby, 1928 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) kurodai Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) linsleyi (Burghardt, 1973) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) mauritianus Quoy &
Gaimard, 1835 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus Spengler, 1797 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) oruktus Maughan, 1900 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) peregrinus Thiele, 1909 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) perviridis Carpenter, 1865 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) phaseolinus di Monterosato, 1879 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) politus Spengler, 1797 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) pulvinatus Carpenter in
Pilsbry, 1893 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) rapaitiensis Schwabe & Lozouet, 2006 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) rhynchotus (de Rochebrune, 1884) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) salihafui Bullock, 1972 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) speciosus Nierstrasz, 1905 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) subassimilis Souverbie in Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) tectiformis (Is. Taki, 1938) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) torrianus Hedley & Hull, 1910 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) translucens Hedley & Hull, 1909 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) tricostalis Pilsbry, 1894 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) vauclusensis Hedley & Hull, 1909 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) whitleyi (
Iredale & Hull, 1932) • Subgenus
Chiton (Tegulaplax) (
Iredale & Hull, 1926) •
Chiton (Tegulaplax) boucheti Kaas, 1989 •
Chiton (Tegulaplax) hululensis (Smith E.A. in Gardiner, 1903) •
Chiton (Tegulaplax) pulchrus (Kaas, 1991) Synonyms: •
Chiton (Chiton) aorangi Creese & O'Neill, 1987: Synonym of
Sypharochiton aorangi (Creese & O'Neill, 1987) •
Chiton (Chiton) lyratus Sowerby, 1840: Synonym of
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canariensis d'Orbigny, 1840 •
Chiton (Chiton) pelliserpentis Quoy &
Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) •
Chiton (Chiton) themeropis (Iredale, 1914): Synonym of
Sypharochiton themeropis Iredale, 1914 •
Chiton (Chiton) torri Suter, 1907: Synonym of
Sypharochiton torri (Suter, 1907) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) aereus Reeve, 1847: Synonym of
Rhyssoplax aerea (Reeve, 1847) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) bullocki (Sirenko, 2012): Synonym of
Rhyssoplax bullocki Sirenko, 2012 •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) canaliculatus Quoy &
Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of
Rhyssoplax canaliculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) komaianus Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929: Synonym of
Rhyssoplax komaiana (Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) maldivensis (E. A. Smith, 1903): Synonym of
Rhyssoplax maldivensis (E. A. Smith, 1903) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) pulcherrimus Sowerby, 1842: Synonym of
Rhyssoplax pulcherrima (Sowerby, 1842) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) stangeri Reeve, 1847: Synonym of
Rhyssoplax stangeri (Reeve, 1847) •
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) venustus (Hull, 1923): Synonym of
Rhyssoplax venusta Hull, 1923 •
Chiton laevigatus Flemming, 1828: Synonym of
Tonicella marmorea (O. Fabricius, 1780) •
Chiton striatus Barnes, 1824: Synonym of
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus Spengler, 1797 •
Chiton tulipa Quoy & Gaimard, 1835: Synonym of
Chiton (Rhyssoplax) politus Spengler, 1797 ==References==