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Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826 
AphiaID: 138116

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Lepidopleurida (Order) > Lepidopleurina (Suborder) > Leptochitonidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Genus
Typetaxon Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 (type by subsequent designation)
Parent Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889
Synonymised
taxa
  Lepidopleura Leloup, 1981 (incorrect spelling)
Sources  basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: The Zoological Record: records of zoological literature relating chiefly to the year: Zoological Society of London City: London, UK (look up in IMIS[details]

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 Species Lepidopleurus abbreviatus Dall, 1908
Species Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791)
Species Lepidopleurus cullierti Rochebrune, 1889

Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Deshayesiella) accepted as Deshayesiella Carpenter in Dall, 1879
Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) accepted as Leptochiton Gray, 1847
  » Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) finlayi Ashby, 1929 accepted as Leptochiton finlayi (Ashby, 1929)
» Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) oldroydi Dall, 1919 accepted as Hanleyella oldroydi (Dall, 1919)
Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Oldroydia) Dall, 1894 accepted as Oldroydia Dall, 1894
  » Species Lepidopleurus (Oldroydia) percrassus Dall, 1894 accepted as Oldroydia percrassa (Dall, 1894)
Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Parachiton) Thiele, 1909 accepted as Parachiton Thiele, 1909
  » Species Lepidopleurus (Parachiton) acuminatus Thiele, 1909 accepted as Parachiton acuminatus (Thiele, 1909)
Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Pilsbryella (Nierstrasz, 1905)
  » Species Lepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) nierstraszi Leloup, 1981 accepted as Leptochiton nierstraszi (Leloup, 1981)
» Species Lepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) setiger Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Pilsbryella setigera (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Lepidopleurus aequispinnis Bergenhayn, 1933 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus aequispinus Bergenhayn, 1933 accepted as Leptochiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933)
Species Lepidopleurus africanus Nierstrasz, 1906 accepted as Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)
Species Lepidopleurus alascensis Thiele, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton alascensis (Thiele, 1909)
Species Lepidopleurus algesirensis (Capellini, 1859) accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859)
Species Lepidopleurus alveolus (M. Sars in Lovén, 1846) accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus andamanicus E. A. Smith, 1906 accepted as Nierstraszella andamanica (E. A. Smith, 1906)
Species Lepidopleurus arcticus G. O. Sars, 1878 accepted as Leptochiton arcticus (Sars G. O., 1878)
Species Lepidopleurus asellus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Lepidopleurus assimilis Thiele, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton assimilis (Thiele, 1909)
Species Lepidopleurus badius Hedley & Hull, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton badius (Hedley & Hull, 1909)
Species Lepidopleurus bartletti Ferreira, 1986 accepted as Ferreiraella bartlettae (Ferreira, 1986)
Species Lepidopleurus beanii Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Cyanoplax beanii (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Lepidopleurus belknapioides Leloup, 1981 accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Lepidopleurus benthedi Leloup, 1981 accepted as Leptochiton benthedi (Leloup, 1981)
Species Lepidopleurus binghami Boone, 1928 accepted as Leptochiton binghami (Boone, 1928)
Species Lepidopleurus bottae Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) affinis Issel, 1869
Species Lepidopleurus cancellatus (Sowerby, 1839) accepted as Leptochiton cancellatus (Sowerby, 1840)
Species Lepidopleurus carinatus Dall, 1927 non Leach, 1852 accepted as Hanleya hanleyi (Bean in Thorpe, 1844)
Species Lepidopleurus carinatus Leach, 1852 accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Lepidopleurus chariessa Barnard, 1963 accepted as Leptochiton chariessa (Barnard, 1963)
Species Lepidopleurus cinereus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Lepidopleurus columnarius Hedley & May, 1908 accepted as Leptochiton columnarius (Hedley & May, 1908)
Species Lepidopleurus concharum Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Lepidozona luzonica (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
Species Lepidopleurus corallinus Risso, 1826 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) corallinus (Risso, 1826)
Species Lepidopleurus diomedeae Berry, 1917 accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Lepidopleurus ectypus Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) ectypus (Rochebrune, 1884)
Species Lepidopleurus farallonis Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus giganteus Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus granoliratus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892 accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859)
Species Lepidopleurus hakodatensis Thiele, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton hakodatensis (Thiele, 1909)
Species Lepidopleurus halistreptus Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus hirasei Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929 accepted as Leptochiton hirasei (Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929)
Species Lepidopleurus incongruus Dall, 1908 accepted as Leptochiton incongruus (Dall, 1908)
Species Lepidopleurus intermedius von Salvini-Plawen, 1968 accepted as Leptochiton intermedius (von Salvini-Plawen, 1968)
Species Lepidopleurus japonicus Thiele, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909)
Species Lepidopleurus juvenis Leloup, 1981 accepted as Leptochiton juvenis (Leloup, 1981)
Species Lepidopleurus latidens Bergenhayn, 1933 accepted as Leptochiton latidens (Bergenhayn, 1933)
Species Lepidopleurus lineatus Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Lepidopleurus liratus H. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Leptochiton liratus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Species Lepidopleurus luridus Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus matthewsianus Bednall in Bednall & Matthews, 1906 accepted as Leptochiton matthewsianus (Bednall in Bednall & Matthews, 1906)
Species Lepidopleurus medinae Plate, 1899 accepted as Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899)
Species Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus mestayerae Iredale, 1914 accepted as Parachiton eugenei (Kaas & Van Belle, 1985)
Species Lepidopleurus niasicus Thiele, 1906 accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919 accepted as Ischnochiton exaratus (Sars G. O., 1878) accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (Sars G. O., 1878)
Species Lepidopleurus noemiae Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Onithochiton noemiae (Rochebrune, 1884)
Species Lepidopleurus norfolcensis Iredale & Hull, 1912 accepted as Leptochiton norfolcensis (Iredale & Hull, 1912)
Species Lepidopleurus odhneri Bergenhayn, 1931 accepted as Leptochiton odhneri (Bergenhayn, 1931)
Species Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus pectinulatus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893 accepted as Lepidozona pectinulata (Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1893)
Species Lepidopleurus philippinus Leloup, 1981 accepted as Nierstraszella andamanica (E. A. Smith, 1906)
Species Lepidopleurus planus Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Ferreiraella plana (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Lepidopleurus porosus Leloup, 1981 accepted as Nierstraszella andamanica (E. A. Smith, 1906)
Species Lepidopleurus punctulatus Leach, 1852 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)
Species Lepidopleurus rissoi Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Leptochiton rissoi (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Lepidopleurus rugatus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892 accepted as Leptochiton rugatus (Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892)
Species Lepidopleurus scabridus accepted as Leptochiton scabridus (Jeffreys, 1880)
Species Lepidopleurus scrippsianus Ferreira, 1980 accepted as Ferreiraella scrippsiana (Ferreira, 1980)
Species Lepidopleurus similis E. A. Smith, 1894 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus simplex Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Lepidopleurus soyomaruae Wu & Okutani, 1984 accepted as Ferreiraella soyomaruae (Wu & Okutani, 1984)
Species Lepidopleurus takii Wu & Okutani, 1984 accepted as Ferreiraella takii (Wu & Okutani, 1984)
Species Lepidopleurus variegatus H. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) variegatus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Species Lepidopleurus vitjazi Sirenko, 1977 accepted as Leptochiton vitjazae (Sirenko, 1977)
Environment marine
Distribution Cacuaco [details]
Link To ITIS
Notes  Authority: Risso, 1826 in ITIS [details]

Validity: Not valid. Pre-occupied name. Lepidopleurus first established by Leach in Risso, 1826 for polyplacoforans. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138116
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
2005-04-05 17:36:55Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-03-20 07:57:47Z  checked  Schwabe, Enrico
2012-04-18 19:31:56Z  changed  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E.; Gofas, S. (2013). Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138116 on 2013-05-25
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