Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 572 g
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 572 g
ISBN: 978-90-04-07414-9
Verlag: Brill
Chitons form a peculiar and highly interesting class of molluscs, known with certainty to exist since the Ordovician, and widespread in all world seas to depths from 0 to over 7,000 m. In recent years taxonomists all over the world have much contributed to our knowledge of the chitons and their synonymy, so that the number of living species now amounts to some 800.
The authors propose to not only compile all actual knowledge about the living chitons, but, where possible, a after a careful study of the type material, to systematically describe and illustrate every known -- or hitherto unknown -- species. In most cases the detailed figures are new and drawn by the senior author, P. Kaas. The Monograph of Living Chitons is planned to appear in ten volumes.
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GENERAL PART
Preface. 7
Definition. 9
External characters of body and shell. 9
Musculature. 13
Digestion. 14
Blood circulation and respiration. 17
Excretion. 18
Nervous system and sense organs. 19
Reproduction and development. 21
Ecology and distribution. 23
Collection and preservation. 25
Historical review. 26
List of abbreviations. 29
SYSTEMATIC PART
Class Polyplacophora / Order Neoloricata/ Suborder Lepidopleurina. 30
Family Leptochitonidae / Subfamily Leptochitoninae. 31
Genus Lepidopleurus (Leach MS) Risso. 32
cajetanus - 32; scrippsianus - 34
Genus Leptochiton Gray / Subgenus Leptochiton s.s. 36
Cosmopolitan species: alveolus - 36
North East Atlantic species: asellus - 39; cancellatus - 43; algesirensis - 44; arcticus - 46; scabridus - 49; rarinota -51; odhneri - 52; intermedius - 54; leloupi - 56; tenuis - 58; sarsi - 60; gascognensis - 63; thalattius - 65; geronensis - 67
West Atlantic species: pergranatus - 69; binghami -71; darioi - 72
South African species: sykesi - 75; chariessa - 76
&emsp Antarctic species: kerguelensis - 78; medinae - 80
East Pacific species: nexus - 83; rugatus - 85; incongruus - 88; albemarlensis - 89; americanus - 91
North West Pacific species: fuliginatus - 93; curvatus - 96; hakodatensis - 98; diomedeae - 101; hirasei - 103; latidens - 107; batialis - 109
Indo-Pacific species: rissoi - 110; lineatus - 113; planus - 114; niasicus - 116; andamanicus - 118; vitjazi -120; foresti - 122; juvenis - 124; philippinus - 126; benthedi - 128; nierstraszi - 130; cancelloides - 132
Australian liratus - 136; matthewsianus - 137; columnarius - 138; badius - 142; liratellus - 144; sperandus - 145; collusor - 147
New Zealand species: inquinatus - 149; norfolcensis - 151; otagoensis - 155; fairchildi - 156; finlayi - 159; subantarcticus - 160
Genus Leptochiton Gray / Subgenus Pilsbryella Nierstrasz. 161
setigera - 161
Genus Leptochiton Gray / Subgenus Parachiton Thiele. 163
africanus - 163; acuminatus - 165; mestayerae - 167; puppis - 169; litoreus - 172; capricornicus - 172; lifuensis - 174; textilis - 176; verconis - 177; ronaldi - 179; eugenei - 180; fornix - 182
Genus Oldroydia Dall. 184
percrassa - 184; bidentata - 186
Genus Hanleyella Sirenko. 188
oldroydi - 190; asiatica - 192
Family Hanleyidae. 192
Genus Hanleya Gray. 193
hanleyi - 193; nagelfar - 196; tropicalis - 199
Genus Hemiarthrum Carpenter in Dall. 200
setulosum - 201
Family Afossochitonidae. 203
Genus Choriplax Pilbry. 204
grayi - 204
Distribution maps. 207
Species incertae sedis. 222
References. 223
Index. 236
