WoRMS taxon details
Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791)
140194 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140194)
accepted
Species
Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chiton concentricus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton decoratus Reuss, 1860 † · unaccepted (synonym)
Chiton foliatus T. Brown, 1818 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chiton reussi Prochazka, 1900 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Chiton reussi Rolle, 1862)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
page(s): 10; pl. 4 fig. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 10; pl. 4 fig. 1-2 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140194 on 2025-12-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †) Poli J.X. (1791). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata.</i> Ex Regio Typographeio, Parmae. Vol. 1: pp. i-lxxiii, [1-6], i-x, 1-90, 1-50, [1], 1-74, pls 1-18. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019471
page(s): 10; pl. 4 fig. 1-2 [details]
original description (of Chiton concentricus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Chiton foliatus T. Brown, 1818 †) Allan T. (1818). Sketch of the geology of the environs of Nice. <i>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 8(2)</i>: 427-464, pl. 8-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40639509 [details]
original description (of Chiton reussi Prochazka, 1900) Procházka, V.J. (1900). Das ostböhmische Miozän. Archiv für die naturwissenschaftliche Landesdurchforschung von Böhmen. 10 (2), 1-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36402213
page(s): 118, text fig. 29 (not 27) [details]
page(s): 10; pl. 4 fig. 1-2 [details]
original description (of Chiton concentricus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Chiton foliatus T. Brown, 1818 †) Allan T. (1818). Sketch of the geology of the environs of Nice. <i>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 8(2)</i>: 427-464, pl. 8-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40639509 [details]
original description (of Chiton reussi Prochazka, 1900) Procházka, V.J. (1900). Das ostböhmische Miozän. Archiv für die naturwissenschaftliche Landesdurchforschung von Böhmen. 10 (2), 1-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36402213
page(s): 118, text fig. 29 (not 27) [details]
Other
additional source
Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden.
page(s): 37 [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Landau, B. M.; Van Dingenen, F.; Ceulemans, L. (2018). The upper Miocene chitons of northwest France (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4447(1): 1-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4447.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dell'Angelo B., Lesport J.F., Cluzaud A. & Sosso M. (2018). The Oligocene to Miocene chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of the Aquitaine Basin, southwestern France, and Ligerian Basin, western France. Part 1: Leptochitonidae, Hanleyidae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Spinochitonidae fam. nov. and Schizochitonidae. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 54(1): 1-47.
page(s): 11, figs 2A-I [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 24, fig. 3 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden.
page(s): 37 [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Landau, B. M.; Van Dingenen, F.; Ceulemans, L. (2018). The upper Miocene chitons of northwest France (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4447(1): 1-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4447.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dell'Angelo B., Lesport J.F., Cluzaud A. & Sosso M. (2018). The Oligocene to Miocene chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of the Aquitaine Basin, southwestern France, and Ligerian Basin, western France. Part 1: Leptochitonidae, Hanleyidae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Spinochitonidae fam. nov. and Schizochitonidae. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 54(1): 1-47.
page(s): 11, figs 2A-I [details]
additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 24, fig. 3 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | geribde keverslak | [details] |
| English | ribbed chiton | [details] |
| French | chiton écailleux | [details] |
| German | Rippen-Käferschnecke | [details] |
| Italian | chitone blanco | [details] |
| Spanish | quitón blanco | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidopleurus cajetanus)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 54 proteins) (from synonym Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †)
To Malacopics (Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Baie de Concarnea...
To Malacopics (Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Corralejo)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Chiton concentricus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton decoratus Reuss, 1860 †)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton foliatus T. Brown, 1818 †)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton reussi Prochazka, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidopleurus cajetanus)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 54 proteins) (from synonym Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †)
To Malacopics (Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Baie de Concarnea...
To Malacopics (Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Corralejo)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Chiton concentricus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton decoratus Reuss, 1860 †)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton foliatus T. Brown, 1818 †)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton reussi Prochazka, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 †)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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