Acanthochitona intermedia ( Nierstrasz, 1905 )

Sirenko, Boris I. & Zhang, Junlong, 2019, Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of Hainan Island and vicinity, South China Sea, Zootaxa 4564 (1), pp. 1-40 : 30

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scientific name	Acanthochitona intermedia ( Nierstrasz, 1905 )
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Acanthochitona intermedia ( Nierstrasz, 1905) View in CoL

( Figs 4D View FIGURE 4 , 22–24 View FIGURE 22 View FIGURE 23 View FIGURE 24 )

Acanthochites intermedius Nierstrasz 1905: 56 View in CoL , pl. 1, fig. 19, pl. 4, figs 109–114.

Acanthochitona intermedia View in CoL ; Saito 2000: 23, fig. 7.

Acanthochiton View in CoL sp.; Xu 2008: 458.

Type material. ITZ .

Type locality. Sanguisiapo , Banda, Indonesia (“Siboga” Expedition, stns. 93, 240, 0–12 m) .

Material examined. South China Sea, Xisha Islands, MBM 100328, 2 spms, BL 12.0–14.0 mm, 20.04.1958

Distribution. Indonesia, Xisha Islands, Japan (Amami Islands).

Remarks. The studied specimen (BL 14 mm) has a radula that is 4.5 mm long with 33 transverse rows of mature teeth and 14 gills extended from valve IV to valve VII. The species has previously been reported from Indonesia ( Nierstrasz 1905) and South Japan (Saito 2000). Due to the new record from Xisha Islands, the geographic range for this species is expanded.