Leptochiton (chiton)

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Leptochiton
Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent [1]
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Leptochiton asellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Lepidopleurida
Suborder: Lepidopleurina
Family: Leptochitonidae
Subfamily: Leptochitoninae
Genus: Leptochiton
Gray, 1847
Type species
Chiton asellusGmelin, 1791
Synonyms
  • Chiton (Leptochiton)Gray, 1847
  • Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton)Gray, 1847
  • Leptochiton (Leptochiton)Gray, 1847· accepted, alternate representation
  • Leptochiton (Trachyradsia)Dall, 1878

Leptochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. [2]

Contents

Some Leptochiton species became extinct during the Pliocene period, [1] but there are also extant species.

Distribution

Worldwide. [3]

Species

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turritellidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<i>Ischnochiton</i> Extinct genus of molluscs

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<i>Plaxiphora</i> Genus of molluscs

Plaxiphora is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae. It is distributed in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, primarily in the south-temperate and subantarctic regions.

<i>Onithochiton</i> Genus of chitons

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naticidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<i>Rissoella</i> Genus of gastropods

Rissoella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropods, in the family Rissoellidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ischnochitonidae</span> Family of molluscs

Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the superfamily Chitonoidea.

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<i>Tonicia</i> Genus of molluscs

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<i>Stenosemus</i> Extinct genus of molluscs

Stenosemus is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs in the family Ischnochitonidae.

<i>Thermochiton</i> Genus of molluscs

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References

  1. 1 2 van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN   90 6279 018 6.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138117 on 2021-04-30
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Sirenko B.I. (2015). "Leptochiton antarcticus (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) – a new species from the Southern Ocean". Ruthenica25(4): 139-145. PDF.
    • Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 ISBN   978-1877257-60-5