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Leptochiton 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)
Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (no subgenera recognized in genus)
Species Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859)
Species Leptochiton arcticus (G. O. Sars, 1878)
Species Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Leptochiton bedullii Dell'Angelo & Palazzi, 1986
Species Leptochiton boettgeri (Šulc, 1934) †
Species Leptochiton cancellatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
Species Leptochiton cimicoides (Monterosato, 1879)
Species Leptochiton compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999
Species Leptochiton gascognensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
Species Leptochiton geronensis Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
Species Leptochiton leloupi Kaas, 1979
Species Leptochiton luridus (Dall, 1902)
Species Leptochiton odhneri (Bergenhayn, 1931)
Species Leptochiton pepezamorai Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2004
Species Leptochiton pseudogloriosus Strack, 1991
Species Leptochiton rarinota (Jeffreys, 1883)
Species Leptochiton sarsi Kaas, 1981
Species Leptochiton scabridus (Jeffreys, 1880)
Species Leptochiton tenuis Kaas, 1979
Species Leptochiton thalattius Kaas & Van Belle, 1985
Species Leptochiton troncosoi Carmona Zalvide, Urgorri & F. J. García, 2004
Species Leptochiton xanthus Kaas & Van Belle, 1990

Subgenus Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847 accepted as Leptochiton Gray, 1847 (no subgenera recognized in genus)
Species Leptochiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933) accepted as Belknapchiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Leptochiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906) accepted as Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)
Species Leptochiton alveolus (Lovén, 1846) accepted as Belknapchiton alveolus (Lovén, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886 accepted as Belknapchiton benthus (Haddon, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonym)
Species Leptochiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905) accepted as Belknapchiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Leptochiton halistreptus (Dall, 1902) accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Leptochiton intermedius (Salvini-Plawen, 1968) accepted as Leptochiton cimicoides (Monterosato, 1879)
Species Leptochiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) accepted as Belknapchiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine
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]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2023) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138117 on 2023-06-06
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2023). European Register of Marine Species. Leptochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138117 on 2023-06-06
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2009-04-01 07:44:25Z
checked
Schwabe, Enrico
2015-05-17 18:10:35Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2018-07-26 05:16:55Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2019-08-29 22:10:36Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce

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]   

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  PDF available 

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] [details]   
 
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Leptochiton asellus
 Leptochiton asellus
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