Lucilina sueziensis 17.5mm

Phylum： Mollusca 軟體動物門

Class： Polyplacophora 多板綱

Family： Chitonidae 石鱉科

Scientific name： Lucilina sueziensis

Chinese name：

Author： (Reeve, 1847)

Size： 17.5mm

Description： 17.5x9.1mm, under rock at 2m, S. of Agaba, Jordan, Red Sea, 07/1999.

Acknowledgement：I would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:「Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods」, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.

Chiton (Tegulaplax) hululensis 6.9 mm

Phylum： Mollusca 軟體動物門

Class： Polyplacophora 多板綱

Family： Chitonidae 石鱉科

Scientific name： Chiton (Tegulaplax) hululensis

Chinese name：

Author： (Smith E.A. in Gardiner, 1903)

Size： 6.9mm

Description： 6.9x3.4mm, under rock at 2m, S. of Agaba, Jordan, Red Sea, 07/1999

Acknowledgement：I would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:「Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods」, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.

Chiton (Rhyssoplax) affinis 12.7mm

Phylum： Mollusca 軟體動物門

Class： Polyplacophora 多板綱

Family： Chitonidae 石鱉科

Scientific name： Chiton (Rhyssoplax) affinis

Chinese name：

Author： Issel, 1869

Size： 12.7mm

Description： 12.7x6.2mm, under rock at 2m, S. of Agaba, Jordan, Red Sea, 07/1999

Acknowledgement：I would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:「Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods」, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.

Chiton (Chiton) marmoratus 33.7mm 大理石石鱉

Phylum： Mollusca 軟體動物門

Class： Polyplacophora 多板綱

Family： Chitonidae 石鱉科

Scientific name： Chiton (Chiton) marmoratus

Chinese name： 大理石石鱉

Author： Gmelin, 1791

Size： 33.7mm

Description： 33.7x20.1mm, On sides of large boulders in sand, Playa del Carmen, Yucatan, Mexico. 12/2008

Acknowledgement：I would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:「Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods」, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.

Chiton (Chiton) marmoratus 23.6mm 大理石石鱉

Phylum： Mollusca 軟體動物門

Class： Polyplacophora 多板綱

Family： Chitonidae 石鱉科

Scientific name： Chiton (Chiton) marmoratus

Chinese name： 大理石石鱉

Author： Gmelin, 1791

Size： 23.6mm

Description： 23.6x13.7mm, On sides of large boulders in sand, Playa del Carmen, Yucatan, Mexico. 12/2008

Acknowledgement：I would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:「Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods」, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.

Chaetopleura (Pallochiton) gemma 11.7mm

Phylum： Mollusca 軟體動物門

Class： Polyplacophora 多板綱

Family： Chaetopleuridae

Scientific name： Chaetopleura (Pallochiton) gemma

Chinese name：

Author： Carpenter MS, Dall, 1879

Size： 11.7mm

Description： 11.7x6.6mm, Intertidal under rocks, California, USA.

Acknowledgement：I would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:「Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods」, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.