BeRMS taxon details
Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889
59 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:59)
accepted
Family
Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (type by original designation)
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. (2026). MolluscaBase. Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=59 on 2026-08-07
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=59 on 2026-08-07
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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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
