WoRMS name details
Leptochiton deecresswellae B. Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002
385790 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385790)
unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Anseeuw, B.; Terryn, Y. (2002). <i>Leptochiton</i> (<i>Leptochiton</i>) <i>deecresswellae</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora), a new deep-sea chiton from New Zealand. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 41 (4-5): 76-83. [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton deecresswellae B. Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385790 on 2026-08-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Anseeuw, B.; Terryn, Y. (2002). <i>Leptochiton</i> (<i>Leptochiton</i>) <i>deecresswellae</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora), a new deep-sea chiton from New Zealand. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 41 (4-5): 76-83. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Sirenko, B. (2020). New Zealand and Australian species of the genus <i>Leptochiton</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4851 (3): 401-449., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4851.3.1
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
