WoRMS taxon details
Lepeta J. E. Gray, 1842
138111 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138111)
accepted
Genus
Patella caeca O. F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776) (type by subsequent designation)
Cryptobranchia Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Dallia Jeffreys, 1883 · unaccepted (junior homonym of Dallia Bean, 1878)
Lepeta (Cryptobranchia) Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Lepeta (Cryptoctenidia) Dall, 1918 · unaccepted (Invalid: unnecessary replacement name)
Lepeta (Lepeta) J. E. Gray, 1842 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Patella (Cryptobranchia) Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Sagamilepeta Okutani, 1987 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Lepeta grandis (Crozier, 1966)
- Species Lepeta sagamiensis Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971
- Species Lepeta alta E. A. Smith, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Lepeta (Cryptobranchia) Middendorff, 1851 accepted as Lepeta J. E. Gray, 1842 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Lepeta (Cryptobranchia) concentrica (Middendorff, 1848) accepted as Lepeta concentrica (Middendorff, 1848) accepted as Cryptobranchia concentrica (Middendorff, 1848) (unaccepted combination)
- Subgenus Lepeta (Cryptoctenidia) Dall, 1918 accepted as Cryptobranchia Middendorff, 1851 accepted as Lepeta J. E. Gray, 1842 (Invalid: unnecessary replacement name)
- Species Lepeta (Cryptoctenidia) concentrica (Middendorff, 1848) accepted as Lepeta concentrica (Middendorff, 1848) accepted as Cryptobranchia concentrica (Middendorff, 1848) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Lepeta (Cryptoctenidia) lima Dall, 1918 accepted as Limalepeta lima (Dall, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Lepeta (Lepeta) J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Lepeta J. E. Gray, 1842 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Lepeta (Pilidium) Middendorff, 1851 accepted as Pilidium Middendorff, 1851 accepted as Piliscus Lovén, 1859
- Species Lepeta albescens (R. A. Philippi, 1846) accepted as Iothia albescens (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepeta antarctica E. A. Smith, 1907 accepted as Iothia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907) accepted as Iothia emarginuloides (R. A. Philippi, 1868)
- Species Lepeta caecoides P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Lepeta concentrica (Middendorff, 1848) accepted as Cryptobranchia concentrica (Middendorff, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepeta coppingeri (E. A. Smith, 1881) accepted as Iothia emarginuloides (R. A. Philippi, 1868)
- Species Lepeta costulata Locard, 1898 accepted as Bathysciadium costulatum (Locard, 1898)
- Species Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916 accepted as Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepeta kuragiensis (Yokoyama, 1920) accepted as Cryptobranchia kuragiensis (Yokoyama, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepeta lima Dall, 1918 accepted as Limalepeta lima (Dall, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepeta puntarenae Mörch, 1860 accepted as Plesiothyreus puntarenae (Mörch, 1860) (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 66-67, 90. [details]
page(s): 66-67, 90. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lepeta J. E. Gray, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138111 on 2026-02-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 66-67, 90. [details]
original description (of Sagamilepeta Okutani, 1987) Okutani T. (1987). <i>Sagamilepeta</i>, a new genus for <i>“Lepeta” sagamiensis</i> Kuroda & Habe. <em>Venus.</em> 46(2): 127-130, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Dallia Jeffreys, 1883) Jeffreys, J. G. (1878-1885). On the Mollusca procured during the H. M. S. "Lightning" and "Porcupine" expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part 1 (1878): 393-416, pls 22-23; Part 2 (1879): 553-588 pl. 45-46 [October 1879]; Part 3 (1881): 693-724, pl. 61; Part 4 (1881): 922-952, pls 70-71 [1882]; Part 5 (1882): 656-687, pls 49-50 [1883]. Part 6 (1883): 88-115 pls 19-20; Part 7 (1884): 111-149, pls 9-10; Part 8 (1884): 341-372, pls 26-28; Part 9 (1885): 27-63 pls 4-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28511629
page(s): Part 5: 672 [details]
original description (of Lepeta (Cryptoctenidia) Dall, 1918) Dall, W. H. (1918). Notes on <i>Chrysodomus</i> and other mollusks from the North Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 54 (2234): 207-234., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15723914
page(s): 233. [details]
original description (of Patella (Cryptobranchia) Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff, A. T. von. (1851). Mollusken, pp. 163-464, pls. 8-30. - <i>In</i>: Brandt, F., Erichson, W. F., Fischer, S., Grube, E., Ménétriés, E. & Middendorff, A. T. von: Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844. Band II. Zoologie. Theil 1. Wirbellose Thiere: Annulaten. Echinodermen. Insecten. Krebse. Mollusken. Parasiten. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 516 pp., 32 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37047707
page(s): 183 [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]
page(s): 66-67, 90. [details]
original description (of Sagamilepeta Okutani, 1987) Okutani T. (1987). <i>Sagamilepeta</i>, a new genus for <i>“Lepeta” sagamiensis</i> Kuroda & Habe. <em>Venus.</em> 46(2): 127-130, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Dallia Jeffreys, 1883) Jeffreys, J. G. (1878-1885). On the Mollusca procured during the H. M. S. "Lightning" and "Porcupine" expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part 1 (1878): 393-416, pls 22-23; Part 2 (1879): 553-588 pl. 45-46 [October 1879]; Part 3 (1881): 693-724, pl. 61; Part 4 (1881): 922-952, pls 70-71 [1882]; Part 5 (1882): 656-687, pls 49-50 [1883]. Part 6 (1883): 88-115 pls 19-20; Part 7 (1884): 111-149, pls 9-10; Part 8 (1884): 341-372, pls 26-28; Part 9 (1885): 27-63 pls 4-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28511629
page(s): Part 5: 672 [details]
original description (of Lepeta (Cryptoctenidia) Dall, 1918) Dall, W. H. (1918). Notes on <i>Chrysodomus</i> and other mollusks from the North Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 54 (2234): 207-234., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15723914
page(s): 233. [details]
original description (of Patella (Cryptobranchia) Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff, A. T. von. (1851). Mollusken, pp. 163-464, pls. 8-30. - <i>In</i>: Brandt, F., Erichson, W. F., Fischer, S., Grube, E., Ménétriés, E. & Middendorff, A. T. von: Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844. Band II. Zoologie. Theil 1. Wirbellose Thiere: Annulaten. Echinodermen. Insecten. Krebse. Mollusken. Parasiten. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 516 pp., 32 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37047707
page(s): 183 [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
Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms 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): 168. [details]
[request]subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms 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): 168. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cryptobranchia) (from synonym Cryptobranchia Middendorff, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dallia) (from synonym Dallia Jeffreys, 1883)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepeta)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sagamilepeta) (from synonym Sagamilepeta Okutani, 1987)
To Genbank (from synonym Sagamilepeta Okutani, 1987)
To Genbank (from synonym Cryptobranchia Middendorff, 1851)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (3 traits)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dallia) (from synonym Dallia Jeffreys, 1883)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepeta)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sagamilepeta) (from synonym Sagamilepeta Okutani, 1987)
To Genbank (from synonym Sagamilepeta Okutani, 1987)
To Genbank (from synonym Cryptobranchia Middendorff, 1851)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (3 traits)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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