Tonicia is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae. [1]
The genus was recently restricted to include only 12 New World species, with the more species-rich and exclusively Old World subgenus Lucilina Dall, 1882, being elevated to a separate genus.[2] Of these 12, ten species are found in the eastern Pacific, one in the Magellan province (southern Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands) and one in the Caribbean Sea (Florida to Barbados).
However, a study published in 2019 which used molecular systematics to compare the eastern Pacific Tonicia species suggested that there are only 9 extant species in the eastern Pacific.[3]
Tonicia is a genus of chitons in the subfamily Toniciinae of the family Chitonidae.
The genus was recently restricted to include only 12 New World species, with the more species-rich and exclusively Old World subgenus Lucilina Dall, 1882, being elevated to a separate genus. Of these 12, ten species are found in the eastern Pacific, one in the Magellan province (southern Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands) and one in the Caribbean Sea (Florida to Barbados).
However, a study published in 2019 which used molecular systematics to compare the eastern Pacific Tonicia species suggested that there are only 9 extant species in the eastern Pacific.
Tonicia es un género de poliplacóforos dentro de la familia de Chitonidae. El género tiene una distribución global que abarca costas de Sur y Norte América, Europa, África, Asia y Oceanía.
Tonicia es un género de poliplacóforos dentro de la familia de Chitonidae. El género tiene una distribución global que abarca costas de Sur y Norte América, Europa, África, Asia y Oceanía.
Tonicia est un genre des mollusques polyplacophores, de l'ordre des Chitonida et de la famille des Chitonidae.
Selon World Register of Marine Species (23 septembre 2019)[2] :
Tonicia est un genre des mollusques polyplacophores, de l'ordre des Chitonida et de la famille des Chitonidae.
Tonicia is een geslacht van keverslakken uit de familie Chitonidae.
Tonicia is een geslacht van keverslakken uit de familie Chitonidae.