MCZ Malacology 112471

Acanthochitona balesae Abbott, 1954

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2009-03-19

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Gulf of Mexico: United States: Florida: Monroe | Vaca Key, Bonefish Key

Current Identification
Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Neoloricata Chitonida Acanthochintonina Cryptoplacoidea Acanthochitonidae
Common Name(s): slender glass-hair chiton
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID

Abbott 1974, page 318, [type status needs research] of Acanthochitona balesae Abbott, 1954

  • malacology accession number: 1040

Part Condition Disposition Count
shell (dry) unchecked in collection 2 History (3)
Remarks: Checked in drawer by MBaldinger, July 2022.

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Mobilizing Millions of Marine Mollusks of the Eastern Seaboard (ESB) By: Murat Recevik 2022-11-03
reference Pilsbry 1940. Nautilus 53: pl. 12, fig. 5 [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-10-18

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  • For Kaas this is a nom. nud.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Ocean Subregion:
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • County:
  • Monroe
  • Specific Locality:
  • Vaca Key, Bonefish Key
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Florida, Bonefish Key
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Bonefish Key is part of the Vaca Key, but hard to make a pin point
  • Georeference:
  • 24.7614360°, -80.968883° (Error radius: 3103m) By: Murat Recevik on 2022-11-03 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2009-03-19
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Collector:
  • B. R. Bales

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Media type: text; Malacology 112451;  112452;  112453;  112454;  112455;  112456;  112457;  112458;  112459;  112460;  112461;  112462;  112463;  112464;  112465;  112466;  112467;  112468;  112469;  112470;  112471;  112472;  112473;  112474;  112475 Description: MCZ Malacology Mollusca 108001-114000, pg.179;

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