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Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847

138117  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138117)

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Genus
Chiton asellus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Chiton (Leptochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Holochiton P. Fischer, 1887 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Lepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) Nierstrasz, 1905 · unaccepted (original combination)
Lepidopleurus (Xiphiozona) S. S. Berry, 1919 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Leptochiton (Leptochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 · alternative representation (no subgenera recognized in genus)
Leptochiton (Pilsbryella) Nierstrasz, 1905 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Leptochiton alascensis (Thiele, 1909)
  2. Species Leptochiton albemarlensis A. G. Smith & A. J. Ferreira, 1977
  3. Species Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859)
  4. Species Leptochiton americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
  5. Species Leptochiton amsterdamensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1990
  6. Species Leptochiton angustidens Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
  7. Species Leptochiton antarcticus Sirenko, 2015
  8. Species Leptochiton arcticus (G. O. Sars, 1878)
  9. Species Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791)
  10. Species Leptochiton assimilis (Thiele, 1909)
  11. Species Leptochiton badius (Hedley & Hull, 1909)
  12. Species Leptochiton batialis Sirenko, 1978
  13. Species Leptochiton bednalli (Torr, 1912)
  14. Species Leptochiton bedullii Dell'Angelo & Palazzi, 1986
  15. Species Leptochiton benthedi (Leloup, 1981)
  16. Species Leptochiton beui Sirenko, 2020
  17. Species Leptochiton binghami (Boone, 1928)
  18. Species Leptochiton blikshteyni Sirenko, 2019
  19. Species Leptochiton boucheti Sirenko, 2001
  20. Species Leptochiton cancellatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
  21. Species Leptochiton cancelloides Kaas, 1982
  22. Species Leptochiton cascadiensis Sigwart & C. Chen, 2017
  23. Species Leptochiton chariessa (Barnard, 1963)
  24. Species Leptochiton cimicoides (Monterosato, 1879)
  25. Species Leptochiton collusor (Iredale & Hull, 1925)
  26. Species Leptochiton columnarius (Hedley & May, 1908)
  27. Species Leptochiton commandorensis Sirenko, 2017
  28. Species Leptochiton compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999
  29. Species Leptochiton consimilis Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
  30. Species Leptochiton darioi (Righi, 1973)
  31. Species Leptochiton deforgesi Sirenko, 2001
  32. Species Leptochiton denhartogi Strack, 2003
  33. Species Leptochiton dispersus Kaas, 1985
  34. Species Leptochiton dykei Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
  35. Species Leptochiton fairchildi (Iredale & Hull, 1929)
  36. Species Leptochiton ferreirai Sirenko & Sellanes, 2016
  37. Species Leptochiton finlayi (Ashby, 1929)
  38. Species Leptochiton foresti (Leloup, 1981)
  39. Species Leptochiton fuliginatus (Reeve, 1847)
  40. Species Leptochiton gascognensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
  41. Species Leptochiton geronensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
  42. Species Leptochiton gloriosus Kaas, 1985
  43. Species Leptochiton gowlettholmesae Sirenko, 2023
  44. Species Leptochiton guadelupei Sirenko, 2018
  45. Species Leptochiton habei Saito, 1997
  46. Species Leptochiton hakodatensis (Thiele, 1909)
  47. Species Leptochiton hirasei (Is. Taki & Iw. Taki, 1929)
  48. Species Leptochiton hiriensis Schwabe & Lozouet, 2006
  49. Species Leptochiton hodgsoni (Sirenko, 2000)
  50. Species Leptochiton ibanezi Sirenko & Sellanes, 2016
  51. Species Leptochiton incongruus (Dall, 1908)
  52. Species Leptochiton incubatus Sirenko, 2017
  53. Species Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
  54. Species Leptochiton juvenis (Leloup, 1981)
  55. Species Leptochiton kantori Sirenko, 2016
  56. Species Leptochiton kerguelensis Haddon, 1886
  57. Species Leptochiton kurnilatus Kaas, 1985
  58. Species Leptochiton lascrusesi Sirenko, 2015
  59. Species Leptochiton latidens (Bergenhayn, 1933)
  60. Species Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010
  61. Species Leptochiton leloupi Kaas, 1979
  62. Species Leptochiton linseae Sirenko, 2015
  63. Species Leptochiton liratellus (Iredale & Hull, 1925)
  64. Species Leptochiton liratus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
  65. Species Leptochiton longibranchiae Sirenko, 2015
  66. Species Leptochiton longigranum Sirenko, 2020
  67. Species Leptochiton longisetosus Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
  68. Species Leptochiton longispinus Saito, 2001
  69. Species Leptochiton lukini Sirenko, 1990
  70. Species Leptochiton luridus (Dall, 1902)
  71. Species Leptochiton madagascaricus Sirenko, 2019
  72. Species Leptochiton marshalli Sirenko, 2020
  73. Species Leptochiton matthewsianus (Bednall, 1906)
  74. Species Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899)
  75. Species Leptochiton meiringae Kaas, 1985
  76. Species Leptochiton micropustulosus Kaas, 1994
  77. Species Leptochiton muelleri Sirenko & Schwabe, 2011
  78. Species Leptochiton myeikensis Saito & Aung, 2021
  79. Species Leptochiton neocaledonicus Sirenko, 2016
  80. Species Leptochiton nexus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
  81. Species Leptochiton nierstraszi (Leloup, 1981)
  82. Species Leptochiton odhneri (Bergenhayn, 1931)
  83. Species Leptochiton otagoensis (Iredale & Hull, 1929)
  84. Species Leptochiton pepezamorai Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2004
  85. Species Leptochiton pergranatus Dall, 1889
  86. Species Leptochiton permodestus Kaas, 1985
  87. Species Leptochiton perscitus Kaas, 1991
  88. Species Leptochiton persianus Sirenko, 2022
  89. Species Leptochiton peruvianus Sirenko, 2015
  90. Species Leptochiton pseudogloriosus Strack, 1991
  91. Species Leptochiton pumilus Sirenko & Saito, 2020
  92. Species Leptochiton rarinota (Jeffreys, 1883)
  93. Species Leptochiton rissoi (Nierstrasz, 1905)
  94. Species Leptochiton rogeri Sigwart & Sirenko, 2015
  95. Species Leptochiton rugatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1892)
  96. Species Leptochiton saitoi Sirenko, 2001
  97. Species Leptochiton samadiae Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
  98. Species Leptochiton sanmatiensis Güller, Liuzzi & Zelaya, 2015
  99. Species Leptochiton sarsi Kaas, 1981
  100. Species Leptochiton scabridus (Jeffreys, 1880)
  101. Species Leptochiton schwabei Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012
  102. Species Leptochiton setiger (Nierstrasz, 1905)
  103. Species Leptochiton smirnovi Sirenko, 2016
  104. Species Leptochiton sperandus (Iredale & Hull, 1925)
  105. Species Leptochiton spiniferus Sirenko, 2020
  106. Species Leptochiton subantarcticus (Iredale & Hull, 1930)
  107. Species Leptochiton subrugatus Sirenko & Sigwart, 2021
  108. Species Leptochiton surugensis Saito, 1997
  109. Species Leptochiton sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  110. Species Leptochiton tahitiensis Sirenko, 2020
  111. Species Leptochiton tenuidontus Saito & Okutani, 1990
  112. Species Leptochiton tenuis Kaas, 1979
  113. Species Leptochiton thalattius Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
  114. Species Leptochiton thandari Sirenko, 2001
  115. Species Leptochiton torishimensis (S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984)
  116. Species Leptochiton troncosoi Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2004
  117. Species Leptochiton vanbellei Sirenko, 2001
  118. Species Leptochiton vanuatuensis Sirenko, 2016
  119. Species Leptochiton vaubani Kaas, 1991
  120. Species Leptochiton vietnamensis Sirenko, 1998
  121. Species Leptochiton vitjazae (Sirenko, 1977)
  122. Species Leptochiton wui Sirenko, 2018
  123. Species Leptochiton xanthus Kaas & Van Belle, 1990
  124. Subgenus Leptochiton (Parachiton) Thiele, 1909 accepted as Parachiton Thiele, 1909
    1. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) eugenei Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Parachiton eugenei (Kaas & Van Belle, 1985) (original combination)
    2. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) fornix Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Parachiton fornix (Kaas & Van Belle, 1985) (original combination)
    3. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) hylkiae Strack, 1993 accepted as Parachiton hylkiae (Strack, 1993) (basionym)
    4. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) indecorus Kaas & Van Belle, 1990 accepted as Parachiton indecorus (Kaas & Van Belle, 1990) (original combination)
    5. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) jordanensis B. Anseeuw & Terryn, 2004 accepted as Parachiton jordanensis (B. Anseeuw & Terryn, 2004) (original combination)
    6. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) lifuensis Hull & Risbec, 1931 accepted as Parachiton lifuensis (Hull & Risbec, 1931) (basionym)
    7. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) mestayerae (Iredale, 1914) accepted as Parachiton mestayerae Iredale, 1914 (superseded combination)
    8. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) ronaldi Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Parachiton ronaldi (Kaas & Van Belle, 1985) (original combination)
    9. Species Leptochiton (Parachiton) textilis (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) accepted as Parachiton textilis A. W. B. Powell, 1937 (superseded combination)
  125. Subgenus Leptochiton (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878 accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
  126. Subgenus Leptochiton (Xiphiozona) S. S. Berry, 1919 accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
    1. Species Leptochiton (Xiphiozona) heathi S. S. Berry, 1919 accepted as Leptochiton nexus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
  127. Species Leptochiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933) accepted as Belknapchiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  128. Species Leptochiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906) accepted as Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)
  129. Species Leptochiton agesilaus (Dall, 1919) accepted as Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899)
  130. Species Leptochiton albus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  131. Species Leptochiton alveolus (Lovén, 1846) accepted as Belknapchiton alveolus (Lovén, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  132. Species Leptochiton ater Saito, 1997 accepted as Belknapchiton ater (Saito, 1997) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  133. Species Leptochiton belgicae Pelseneer, 1903 accepted as Leloupia belgicae (Pelseneer, 1903) (original combination)
  134. Species Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  135. Species Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886 accepted as Belknapchiton benthus (Haddon, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonym)
  136. Species Leptochiton bergenhayni Saito, 2011 accepted as Belknapchiton bergenhayni (Saito, 2011) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  137. Species Leptochiton cessaci Rochebrune, 1881 accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) cessaci (Rochebrune, 1881) represented as Ischnochiton cessaci (Rochebrune, 1881) (original combination)
  138. Species Leptochiton clarki Sigwart & Sirenko, 2012 accepted as Leptochiton rogeri Sigwart & Sirenko, 2015 (invalid: junior homonym of Leptochiton clarki S.S. Berry, 1922; L. rogeri is a replacement name)
  139. Species Leptochiton costatoacus Sirenko, 2020 accepted as Belknapchiton costatoacus (Sirenko, 2020) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  140. Species Leptochiton curvatus P. P. Carpenter, 1879 accepted as Deshayesiella curvata (P. P. Carpenter, 1879) (superseded combination)
  141. Species Leptochiton deecresswellae B. Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002 accepted as Leptochiton subantarcticus (Iredale & Hull, 1930) (junior subjective synonym)
  142. Species Leptochiton diomedeae (S. S. Berry, 1917) accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
  143. Species Leptochiton farallonis (Dall, 1902) accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (a junior synonym)
  144. Species Leptochiton fijiensis Sirenko, 2016 accepted as Belknapchiton fijiensis (Sirenko, 2016) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  145. Species Leptochiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905) accepted as Belknapchiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  146. Species Leptochiton halistreptus (Dall, 1902) accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  147. Species Leptochiton intermedius (Salvini-Plawen, 1968) accepted as Leptochiton cimicoides (Monterosato, 1879)
  148. Species Leptochiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) accepted as Belknapchiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  149. Species Leptochiton kaasi Sirenko, 1990 accepted as Belknapchiton kaasi (Sirenko, 1990) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  150. Species Leptochiton lineatus (Nierstrasz, 1905) accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
  151. Species Leptochiton macleani Sirenko, 2015 accepted as Belknapchiton macleani (Sirenko, 2015) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  152. Species Leptochiton mesogonus (Dall, 1902) accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (a junior synonym)
  153. Species Leptochiton mestayerae (Iredale, 1914) accepted as Parachiton mestayerae Iredale, 1914 (superseded combination)
  154. Species Leptochiton mutschkeae Sirenko, 2015 accepted as Belknapchiton mutschkeae (Sirenko, 2015) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  155. Species Leptochiton niasicus (Thiele, 1906) accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
  156. Species Leptochiton norfolcensis (Hedley & Hull, 1912) accepted as Terenochiton norfolcensis (Hedley & Hull, 1912) (superseded combination)
  157. Species Leptochiton okamurai Saito, 2001 accepted as Belknapchiton okamurai (Saito, 2001) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  158. Species Leptochiton opacus (Dall, 1908) accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878)
  159. Species Leptochiton opiparus (Iredale & Hull, 1925) accepted as Belknapchiton opiparus (Iredale & Hull, 1925) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  160. Species Leptochiton pagenstecheri Pfeffer, 1886 accepted as Leptochiton kerguelensis Haddon, 1886
  161. Species Leptochiton punctatus Whiteaves, 1887 accepted as Lepidozona retiporosa (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
  162. Species Leptochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  163. Species Leptochiton seishinmaruae Saito, 1997 accepted as Belknapchiton seishinmaruae (Saito, 1997) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  164. Species Leptochiton sererorum Rochebrune, 1881 accepted as Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) sererorum (Rochebrune, 1881) represented as Ischnochiton sererorum (Rochebrune, 1881) (original combination)
  165. Species Leptochiton sigwartae Sirenko, 2015 accepted as Belknapchiton sigwartae (Sirenko, 2015) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  166. Species Leptochiton simplex (Nierstrasz, 1905) accepted as Leptochiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) accepted as Belknapchiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  167. Species Leptochiton taiwanensis Sirenko, 2018 accepted as Belknapchiton taiwanensis (Sirenko, 2018) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  168. Species Leptochiton textilis (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) accepted as Parachiton textilis A. W. B. Powell, 1937 (superseded combination)
  169. Subgenus Leptochiton (Leptochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (no subgenera recognized in genus)
    1. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 (original combination)
    2. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) amsterdamensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1990 accepted as Leptochiton amsterdamensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1990 (original combination)
    3. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) cancelloides Kaas, 1982 accepted as Leptochiton cancelloides Kaas, 1982 (original combination)
    4. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999 accepted as Leptochiton compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999 (original combination)
    5. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) deecresswellae B. Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002 accepted as Leptochiton subantarcticus (Iredale & Hull, 1930) (junior subjective synonym)
    6. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) gascognensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton gascognensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 (original combination)
    7. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) geronensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton geronensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 (original combination)
    8. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) gloriosus Kaas, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton gloriosus Kaas, 1985 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) kurnilatus Kaas, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton kurnilatus Kaas, 1985 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    10. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) micropustulosus Kaas, 1994 accepted as Leptochiton micropustulosus Kaas, 1994 (original combination)
    11. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) perscitus Kaas, 1991 accepted as Leptochiton perscitus Kaas, 1991 (original combination)
    12. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) thalattius Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 accepted as Leptochiton thalattius Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 (original combination)
    13. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) troncosoi Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2004 accepted as Leptochiton troncosoi Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2004 (original combination)
    14. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) vaubani Kaas, 1991 accepted as Leptochiton vaubani Kaas, 1991 (original combination)
    15. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) chariessa (Barnard, 1963) represented as Leptochiton chariessa (Barnard, 1963)
    16. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) dispersus Kaas, 1985 represented as Leptochiton dispersus Kaas, 1985 (basionym)
    17. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) meiringae Kaas, 1985 represented as Leptochiton meiringae Kaas, 1985 (basionym)
    18. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) pepezamorai Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2004 represented as Leptochiton pepezamorai Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2004
    19. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) permodestus Kaas, 1985 represented as Leptochiton permodestus Kaas, 1985
    20. Species Leptochiton (Leptochiton) sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) represented as Leptochiton sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
  170. Subgenus Leptochiton (Pilsbryella) Nierstrasz, 1905 represented as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
    1. Species Leptochiton (Pilsbryella) setiger (Nierstrasz, 1905) represented as Leptochiton setiger (Nierstrasz, 1905)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 127, 168 [details]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138117 on 2024-03-28
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original description Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 127, 168 [details]   

original description  (of Chiton (Leptochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913 [details]   

original description  (of Leptochiton (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878) Dall, W. H. (1878). Descriptions of new forms of mollusks from Alaska contained in the collections of the National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United Stated National Museum.</em> 1(1): 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651127 [details]   

original description  (of Holochiton P. Fischer, 1887) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 876, 877 [details]   

original description  (of Lepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H.F. (1905). Die Chitonen der Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 48: 1-112, pls 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2219866
page(s): 11, 13 [details]   

original description  (of Leptochiton (Xiphiozona) S. S. Berry, 1919) Berry, S. S. (1919). Notes on West American chitons - II. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> ser. 4, 9(1): 1-36, pls 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26463099
page(s): 6 [details]   

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Sirenko B. (2015). Shallow and deep-sea chitons of the genus <i>Leptochiton</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida) from Peruvian and Chilean waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033 (2): 151-202., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Sigwart J.D. & Sirenko B.I. (2012) Deep-sea chitons from sunken wood in the West Pacific (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida): taxonomy, distribution, and seven new species. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3195: 1-38. [16 February 2012] [details]   
 
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Synonymy In separate family Leptochitonidae [details]
LanguageName 
Russian Лептохитон  [details]