WoRMS taxon details
Leptochiton sarsi Kaas, 1981
140210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140210)
accepted
Species
Chiton islandicus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Kaas P. (1981). Scandinavian species of <i>Leptochiton</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <i>Sarsia 66</i>: 217-229 fig. 1-10 [details]
Type locality contained in Trondheims Fjord
type locality contained in Trondheims Fjord [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton sarsi Kaas, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140210 on 2025-12-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Kaas P. (1981). Scandinavian species of <i>Leptochiton</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <i>Sarsia 66</i>: 217-229 fig. 1-10 [details]
original description (of Chiton islandicus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
original description (of Chiton islandicus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Van Belle, R. A. (1983-1988). De Europese keverslakken (Polyplacophora) [The European Polyplacophora]. <em>Vita Marina.</em> Jan.-Mrt: 9-132. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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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): 63, fig. 21 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]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): 63, fig. 21 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Malacopics (Leptochiton sarsi Kaas, 1981 Norway, Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjorden)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton islandicus Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Malacopics (Leptochiton sarsi Kaas, 1981 Norway, Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjorden)
To PESI (from synonym Chiton islandicus Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI
To ITIS
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