Deep-Sea name details
Leptochiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905)
1521993 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1521993)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Lepidopleurus giganteus Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Die Chitonen der Siboga-Expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) <i>Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman</i>. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 48 (Livraison 20): 1-112, pls 1-8. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2219866
page(s): 3, figs. 1, 2, 39-42 [details]
page(s): 3, figs. 1, 2, 39-42 [details]
Note 6⁰ 24’ S, 124⁰ 39’ E, 2798 m depth
Type locality 6⁰ 24’ S, 124⁰ 39’ E, 2798 m depth [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1521993 on 2025-06-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Leptochiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1521993 on 2025-06-05
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(of Lepidopleurus giganteus Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Die Chitonen der Siboga-Expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) <i>Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman</i>. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 48 (Livraison 20): 1-112, pls 1-8. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2219866
page(s): 3, figs. 1, 2, 39-42 [details]
status source 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
note: treated as valid species [details] Available for editors
page(s): 3, figs. 1, 2, 39-42 [details]
status source 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
note: treated as valid species [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Type locality 6⁰ 24’ S, 124⁰ 39’ E, 2798 m depth [details]
