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Acanthochites violaceus

glass-hair chiton

2

Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1925

First collected

1930

Last collected

No recent record

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1920s1930s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1925 by N.H. Goulstone; Joseph Swift Emerson (New Zealand; North Island; Bay of Plenty; Mt. Maunganui; Tauranga).

From the collection

Acanthochites violaceus, 196754Acanthochites violaceus, 196782