WoRMS taxon details
Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878)
386014 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386014)
accepted
Species
Ischnochiton (Chondropleura) affinis Thiele, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ischnochiton (Stenosemus) exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) nicomedes Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lophyrus exaratus G. O. Sars, 1878 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lophyrus exaratus G. O. Sars, 1878) Sars, G. O. (1878). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges arktiske Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Arcticae Norvegiae. Oversigt over de i Norges arktiske Region Forekommende Bløddyr. Brøgger, Christiania, xiii + 466 pp., pls 1-34 & I-XVIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92496 [details]
Type locality contained in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean (from Greenland, Iсeland and Norway to Antarctica), Indian Ocean, (Prince Edward, Heard Island, Crozet...
Distribution Atlantic Ocean (from Greenland, Iсeland and Norway to Antarctica), Indian Ocean, (Prince Edward, Heard Island, Crozet Island and Amsterdam Islands) and the Pacific Ocean (near southern Chile, Tasmania, and Macquarie Islands). In 100–2733 m. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386014 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lophyrus exaratus G. O. Sars, 1878) Sars, G. O. (1878). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges arktiske Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Arcticae Norvegiae. Oversigt over de i Norges arktiske Region Forekommende Bløddyr. Brøgger, Christiania, xiii + 466 pp., pls 1-34 & I-XVIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92496 [details]
original description (of Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886) Haddon, A. C. (1886). Report on the Polyplacophora collected by H.M.S. "Challenger" during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 15 (part 43): 1-50, pl. 1-3., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-43/README.htm
page(s): 18, pl. 1 fig. 5, pl. 3 figs 5a–i [details]
original description (of Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) nicomedes Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of chitons from the Pacific Coast of America. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 55 (2283): 499-516., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7600610
page(s): 501 [details]
original description (of Ischnochiton (Chondropleura) affinis Thiele, 1906) Thiele, J. (1906). Ueber die Chitonen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 9(2): 325-336, pl. 29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2128815
page(s): 334 [details]
basis of record Sirenko, B. & Schwabe, E. (2026). A review of the chitons of the genus <i>Stenosemus</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of the Southern Hemisphere. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5814(3): 301-338., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5814.3.1
page(s): 307, figs 7-12 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886) Haddon, A. C. (1886). Report on the Polyplacophora collected by H.M.S. "Challenger" during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 15 (part 43): 1-50, pl. 1-3., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-43/README.htm
page(s): 18, pl. 1 fig. 5, pl. 3 figs 5a–i [details]
original description (of Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) nicomedes Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of chitons from the Pacific Coast of America. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 55 (2283): 499-516., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7600610
page(s): 501 [details]
original description (of Ischnochiton (Chondropleura) affinis Thiele, 1906) Thiele, J. (1906). Ueber die Chitonen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 9(2): 325-336, pl. 29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2128815
page(s): 334 [details]
basis of record Sirenko, B. & Schwabe, E. (2026). A review of the chitons of the genus <i>Stenosemus</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of the Southern Hemisphere. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5814(3): 301-338., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5814.3.1
page(s): 307, figs 7-12 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Schwabe, E.; Sellanes, J. (2010). Revision of Chilean bathyal chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) associated with cold-seeps, including description of a new species of Leptochiton (Leptochitonidae). <em>Organisms Diversity & Evolution.</em> 10(1): 31-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-009-0002-6 [details]
additional source Sirenko, B. (2023). A small collection of rare and new chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5325(3): 359-392., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5325.3.3
page(s): 378, figs 23A-B, 24–26 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Schwabe, E.; Sellanes, J. (2010). Revision of Chilean bathyal chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) associated with cold-seeps, including description of a new species of Leptochiton (Leptochitonidae). <em>Organisms Diversity & Evolution.</em> 10(1): 31-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-009-0002-6 [details]
additional source Sirenko, B. (2023). A small collection of rare and new chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5325(3): 359-392., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5325.3.3
page(s): 378, figs 23A-B, 24–26 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Atlantic Ocean (from Greenland, Iсeland and Norway to Antarctica), Indian Ocean, (Prince Edward, Heard Island, Crozet Island and Amsterdam Islands) and the Pacific Ocean (near southern Chile, Tasmania, and Macquarie Islands). In 100–2733 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878))
To Malacopics (Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) Norway, Trondelag, Trondheimsfjorden VB.2875...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919)
To PESI (from synonym Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878))
To PESI (from synonym Lophyrus exaratus G. O. Sars, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878))
To Malacopics (Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) Norway, Trondelag, Trondheimsfjorden VB.2875...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919)
To PESI (from synonym Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878))
To PESI (from synonym Lophyrus exaratus G. O. Sars, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ischnochiton exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878))
To ITIS
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