BeRMS taxon details
Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
138117 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138117)
accepted
Genus
Chiton asellus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma 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): 127, 168 [details]
page(s): 127, 168 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138117 on 2026-10-13
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138117 on 2026-10-13
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2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
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Martinez, Olga
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original description
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma 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): 127, 168 [details]
original description (of ) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma 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 [details]
basis of record Sirenko B. (2015). Shallow and deep-sea chitons of the genus <i>Leptochiton</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida) from Peruvian and Chilean waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033 (2): 151-202., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.1 [details] Available for editors
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): 35 [details] Available for editors
additional source Sigwart J.D. & Sirenko B.I. (2012) Deep-sea chitons from sunken wood in the West Pacific (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida): taxonomy, distribution, and seven new species. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3195: 1-38. [16 February 2012], available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3195.1.1 [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Sirenko, B. (2001). Deep-sea chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from sunken wood off New Caledonia and Vanuatu. <em>in: Bouchet, P. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 185: 39-71. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 41 [details]
page(s): 127, 168 [details]
original description (of ) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma 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 [details]
basis of record Sirenko B. (2015). Shallow and deep-sea chitons of the genus <i>Leptochiton</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida) from Peruvian and Chilean waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033 (2): 151-202., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.1 [details] Available for editors
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): 35 [details] Available for editors
additional source Sigwart J.D. & Sirenko B.I. (2012) Deep-sea chitons from sunken wood in the West Pacific (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida): taxonomy, distribution, and seven new species. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3195: 1-38. [16 February 2012], available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3195.1.1 [details] Available for editors
subsequent type designation Sirenko, B. (2001). Deep-sea chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from sunken wood off New Caledonia and Vanuatu. <em>in: Bouchet, P. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 185: 39-71. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 41 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Лептохитон | [details] |