original description
(of Lepidopleurus takii S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984) Wu S.-K. & Okutani T. (1984). The deepsea chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) collected by the R/V Soyo-Maru from Japan. I. Lepidopleuridae. <em>Venus.</em> 43(1): 1-31. [details]
context source (Deepsea)
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]
basis of record
Sirenko B.I. (1997). Position in the system and the origin of deep-water chitons of the family Ferreiraellidae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). <em>Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal.</em> 7(2): 77-89.
page(s): 81 [details]
new combination reference
Sirenko B.I. (1988). A new genus of deep sea chitons <i>Ferreiraella</i> gen. n. (Lepidopleurida, Leptochitonidae) with a description of a new ultra-abyssl species. <em>Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal.</em> 67(12): 1776-1786. [in Russian].
page(s): 1782 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Japan, near Mikura Island, 34° 08´ N 139° 58´ E, 1200 m depth [details]