Faculty of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, Kerala, India..
Scientific Associate, Malacology Section, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium..
Zootaxa. 2023 Feb 16;5244(1):41-50. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5244.1.3.
A redescription of the chiton species Acanthochitona mahensis collected from the type locality is provided and its holotype is studied. This species has been previously recorded from the coasts of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Eritrea, and Jordan. It is compared with similar species (Acanthochitona biformis, A. jugotenuis, A. intermedia, A. leopoldi, A. penicillata and A. woodwardi). In India, the species has been reported from the mainland and Andaman Islands. New distributional records from the coast of India are also provided.
提供了从模式产地采集的棘皮动物物种 Acanthochitona mahensis 的重新描述，并对其模式标本进行了研究。该物种以前曾在印度、巴基斯坦、斯里兰卡、厄立特里亚和约旦的海岸被记录过。它与相似的物种（Acanthochitona biformis、A. jugotenuis、A. intermedia、A. leopoldi、A. penicillata 和 A. woodwardi）进行了比较。在印度，该物种已在大陆和安达曼群岛被报道。还提供了该物种在印度海岸的新分布记录。
