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

Acanthopleura is agenus ofchitons in thefamilyChitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.

According to theWorld Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genusAcanthopleura include^[1]

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

Synonyms

• Acanthopleura brevispinosa(G.B. Sowerby II, 1840): synonym ofAcanthopleura testudo(Spengler, 1797)
• Acanthopleura echinata(Barnes, 1824): synonym ofEnoplochiton echinatus(Barnes, 1824) (superseded combination)
• Acanthopleura hirtosa(Blainville, 1825) : synonym ofLiolophura hirtosa(Blainville, 1825) (superseded combination)
• Acanthopleura gaimardiBlainville 1825: synonym ofLiolophura gaimardi(Blainville, 1825) (superseded combination)

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