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Leptochiton Gray, 1847 
AphiaID: 138117

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Lepidopleurida (Order) > Lepidopleurina (Suborder) > Leptochitonidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Chiton cinereus Montagu, 1803 non Linnaeus, 1767 nec Poli, 1791
Parent Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889
Synonymised
taxa
  Chiton (Leptochiton)
Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton)
Leptochiton (Leptochiton)
Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
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: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

additional source: Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. 2009 Recent Mollusca. Pp 196-219 in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.), The New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch [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]

Direct child
taxa

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 Species Leptochiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933)
Species Leptochiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)
Species Leptochiton alascensis (Thiele, 1909)
Species Leptochiton albemarlensis A. G. Smith & Ferreira, 1977
Species Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859)
Species Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Leptochiton americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
Species Leptochiton amsterdamensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1990
Species Leptochiton angustidens Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
Species Leptochiton arcticus (Sars G. O., 1878)
Species Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Leptochiton assimilis (Thiele, 1909)
Species Leptochiton ater Saito, 1997
Species Leptochiton badius (Hedley & Hull, 1909)
Species Leptochiton batialis Sirenko, 1978
Species Leptochiton bednalli (Torr, 1912)
Species Leptochiton bedullii Dell'Angelo & Palazzi, 1986
Species Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878
Species Leptochiton benthedi (Leloup, 1981)
Species Leptochiton bergenhayni Saito, 2011
Species Leptochiton binghami (Boone, 1928)
Species Leptochiton boettgeri Sulc, 1934
Species Leptochiton boucheti Sirenko, 2001
Species Leptochiton cancellatus (Sowerby, 1840)
Species Leptochiton cancelloides Kaas, 1982
Species Leptochiton chariessa (Barnard, 1963)
Species Leptochiton cimicoides (di Monterosato, 1879)
Species Leptochiton clarki Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
Species Leptochiton collusor (Iredale & Hull, 1925)
Species Leptochiton columnarius (Hedley & May, 1908)
Species Leptochiton compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999
Species Leptochiton consimilis Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
Species Leptochiton darioi (Righi, 1973)
Species Leptochiton deecresswellae Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002
Species Leptochiton deforgesi Sirenko, 2001
Species Leptochiton denhartogi Strack, 2003
Species Leptochiton dispersus Kaas, 1985
Species Leptochiton dykei Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
Species Leptochiton fairchildi (Iredale & Hull, 1929)
Species Leptochiton finlayi (Ashby, 1929)
Species Leptochiton foresti (Leloup, 1981)
Species Leptochiton fuliginatus (Reeve, 1847)
Species Leptochiton gascognensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
Species Leptochiton geronensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
Species Leptochiton gloriosus Kaas, 1985
Species Leptochiton habei Saito, 1997
Species Leptochiton hakodatensis (Thiele, 1909)
Species Leptochiton hirasei (Is. & Iw. Taki, 1929)
Species Leptochiton hiriensis Schwabe & Lozouet, 2006
Species Leptochiton incongruus (Dall, 1908)
Species Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
Species Leptochiton intermedius (von Salvini-Plawen, 1968)
Species Leptochiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909)
Species Leptochiton juvenis (Leloup, 1981)
Species Leptochiton kaasi Sirenko, 1990
Species Leptochiton kerguelensis Haddon, 1886
Species Leptochiton kurnilatus Kaas, 1985
Species Leptochiton latidens (Bergenhayn, 1933)
Species Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010
Species Leptochiton leloupi Kaas, 1979
Species Leptochiton liratellus (Iredale & Hull, 1925)
Species Leptochiton liratus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Species Leptochiton longisetosus Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
Species Leptochiton lukini Sirenko, 1990
Species Leptochiton matthewsianus (Bednall in Bednall & Matthews, 1906)
Species Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899)
Species Leptochiton meiringae Kaas, 1985
Species Leptochiton micropustulosus Kaas, 1994
Species Leptochiton muelleri Sirenko & Schwabe, 2011
Species Leptochiton nexus Carpenter, 1864
Species Leptochiton nierstraszi (Leloup, 1981)
Species Leptochiton norfolcensis (Iredale & Hull, 1912)
Species Leptochiton odhneri (Bergenhayn, 1931)
Species Leptochiton okamurai Saito, 2001
Species Leptochiton otagoensis (Iredale & Hull, 1929)
Species Leptochiton pepezamorai Carmona Zavilde, Urgorri & García, 2004
Species Leptochiton pergranatus Dall, 1889
Species Leptochiton permodestus Kaas, 1985
Species Leptochiton perscitus Kaas, 1991
Species Leptochiton pseudogloriosus Strack, 1991
Species Leptochiton rarinota (Jeffreys, 1882)
Species Leptochiton rissoi (Nierstrasz, 1905)
Species Leptochiton rugatus (Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892)
Species Leptochiton saitoi Sirenko, 2001
Species Leptochiton samadiae Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
Species Leptochiton sarsi Kaas, 1981
Species Leptochiton scabridus (Jeffreys, 1880)
Species Leptochiton schwabei Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
Species Leptochiton seishinmaruae Saito, 1997
Species Leptochiton sperandus (Iredale & Hull, 1925)
Species Leptochiton subantarcticus (Iredale & Hull, 1930)
Species Leptochiton surugensis Saito, 1997
Species Leptochiton sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
Species Leptochiton tenuidontus Saito & Okutani, 1990
Species Leptochiton tenuis Kaas, 1979
Species Leptochiton thalattius Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
Species Leptochiton thandari Sirenko, 2001
Species Leptochiton torishimensis (Wu & Okutani, 1984)
Species Leptochiton troncosoi Carmona Zavilde, Urgorri & García, 2004
Species Leptochiton vanbellei Sirenko, 2001
Species Leptochiton vaubani Kaas, 1991
Species Leptochiton vietnamensis Sirenko, 1998
Species Leptochiton vitjazae (Sirenko, 1977)
Species Leptochiton xanthus Kaas & Van Belle, 1990

Subgenus Leptochiton (Leptochiton) accepted as Leptochiton Gray, 1847
  » Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) amsterdamensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1990 accepted as Leptochiton amsterdamensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1990
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) cancelloides Kaas, 1982 accepted as Leptochiton cancelloides Kaas, 1982
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999 accepted as Leptochiton compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) deecresswellae Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002 accepted as Leptochiton deecresswellae Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) dispersus Kaas, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton dispersus Kaas, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) gascognensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton gascognensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) geronensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton geronensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) gloriosus Kaas, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton gloriosus Kaas, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) kurnilatus Kaas, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton kurnilatus Kaas, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) meiringae Kaas, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton meiringae Kaas, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) micropustulosus Kaas, 1994 accepted as Leptochiton micropustulosus Kaas, 1994
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) pepezamorai Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & García, 2004 accepted as Leptochiton pepezamorai Carmona Zavilde, Urgorri & García, 2004
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) permodestus Kaas, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton permodestus Kaas, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) perscitus Kaas, 1991 accepted as Leptochiton perscitus Kaas, 1991
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) thalattius Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton thalattius Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) troncosoi Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & García, 2004 accepted as Leptochiton troncosoi Carmona Zavilde, Urgorri & García, 2004
» Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) vaubani Kaas, 1991 accepted as Leptochiton vaubani Kaas, 1991
Subgenus Leptochiton (Parachiton) Thiele, 1909 accepted as Parachiton Thiele, 1909
  » Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) eugenei Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Parachiton eugenei (Kaas & Van Belle, 1985)
» Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) fornix Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Parachiton fornix (Kaas & Van Belle, 1985)
» Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) hylkiae Strack, 1993 accepted as Parachiton hylkiae hylkiae (Strack, 1993)
» Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) indecorus Kaas & Van Belle, 1990 accepted as Parachiton indecorus (Kaas & Van Belle, 1990)
» Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) jordanensis Anseeuw & Terryn, 2004 accepted as Parachiton jordanensis (Anseeuw & Terryn, 2004)
» Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) ronaldi Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Parachiton ronaldi (Kaas & Van Belle, 1985)
Species Leptochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Ischnochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Leptochiton algesirensis Capellini, 1859 accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859)
Species Leptochiton belgicae Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Leloupia belgicae (Pelseneer, 1903)
Species Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886 accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (M. Sars MS, Lovén, 1846)
Species Leptochiton cessaci Rochebrune, 1881 accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) cessaci (Rochebrune, 1881)
Species Leptochiton curvatus Carpenter in Dall, 1879 accepted as Deshayesiella curvata (Carpenter in Dall, 1879)
Species Leptochiton longispinus Saito, 2001 accepted as Leptochiton vietnamensis Sirenko, 1998
Species Leptochiton mestayerae (Iredale, 1914) accepted as Parachiton mestayerae Iredale, 1914
Species Leptochiton sererorum Rochebrune, 1881 accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) sererorum (Rochebrune, 1881)
Species Leptochiton textilis (Powell, 1937) accepted as Parachiton textilis Powell, 1937
Environment marine
Distribution Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
Host of  Leptochitonicola intermedia Avdeev & Sirenko, 2005 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Link To ITIS
Notes  Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Synonymy: In separate family Leptochitonidae [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138117
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
2006-09-13 06:47:38Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2009-04-01 07:44:25Z  checked  Schwabe, Enrico
  
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  Citation: Schwabe, E.; Gofas, S. (2013). Leptochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138117 on 2013-05-22
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