Acanthopleura

Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.

==Species== According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genus Acanthopleura include Acanthopleura gemmata (de Blainville, 1825) Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791) Acanthopleura loochooana (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) Acanthopleura planispina Bergenhayn, 1933 Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguiere, 1792) Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797) Acanthopleura vaillantii de Rochebrune, 1882 Synonyms: Acanthopleura brevispinosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1840): synonym of Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797) Acanthopleura echinata (Barnes, 1824): synonym of Enoplochiton echinatus (Barnes, 1824) (superseded combination) Acanthopleura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) : synonym of Liolophura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) (superseded combination) Acanthopleura gaimardi Blainville 1825: synonym of Liolophura gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) (superseded combination)