WoRMS taxon details
Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889
59 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:59)
accepted
Family
Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (type by original designation)
Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidopleurinae · unaccepted (Following placement of genus...)
Following placement of genus Lepidopleurus in Vaught
Leptochitoninae Dall, 1889 · unaccepted
- Genus Angulochiton R. D. Hoare, 2001 †
- Genus Asketochiton Hoare & Sabattini, 2000 †
- Genus Belknapchiton Sirenko, H. Saito & Schwabe, 2022
- Genus Colapterochiton R. D. Hoare & R. H. Mapes, 1985 †
- Genus Coryssochiton Debrock, R. D. Hoare & Mapes, 1984 †
- Genus Gifuochiton R.D. Hoare & Karasawa, 2008 †
- Genus Glaphurochiton Raymond, 1910 †
- Genus Hadrochiton Hoare, 2000 †
- Genus Hanleyella Sirenko, 1973
- Genus Kaasichiton Sirenko, 2024
- Genus Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826
- Genus Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
- Genus Molachiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
- Genus Parachiton Thiele, 1909
- Genus Platychiton R. D. Hoare, 2001 †
- Genus Proleptochiton Sirenko & Starobogatov, 1977 †
- Genus Pseudoischnochiton Ashby, 1929 †
- Genus Pterochiton Carpenter, 1882 †
- Genus Pycnodontochiton Sirenko, J.L. Zhang & Sigwart, 2025
- Genus Schematochiton R. D. Hoare, 2002 †
- Genus Systenochiton R. D. Hoare, 2001 †
- Genus Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
- Genus Trachypleura Jaekel, 1900 †
- Genus Belchiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 † accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Holochiton P. Fischer, 1887 accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Lepidopleura accepted as Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Lepidopleurinae accepted as Leptochitoninae Dall, 1889 accepted as Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889 (Following placement of genus Lepidopleurus in Vaught)
- Subfamily Leptochitoninae Dall, 1889 accepted as Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Dall, W. H. (1889). A preliminary catalogue of shell-bearing marine mollusks and brachiopods of the south-eastern coast of the United States, with illustrations of many of the species. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 37: 1–221, 74 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100815
page(s): 172 [details]
page(s): 172 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=59 on 2025-11-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Dall, W. H. (1889). A preliminary catalogue of shell-bearing marine mollusks and brachiopods of the south-eastern coast of the United States, with illustrations of many of the species. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 37: 1–221, 74 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100815
page(s): 172 [details]
original description (of Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): xxiv, 1 [details]
page(s): 172 [details]
original description (of Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): xxiv, 1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidopleuridae) (from synonym Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptochitonidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidopleuridae) (from synonym Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptochitonidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To ITIS
