WoRMS taxon details
Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826
138116 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138116)
accepted
Genus
Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 accepted as Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Chiton (Lepidopleura) · unaccepted
Chiton (Lepidopleurus) Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Lepidopleura · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791)
- Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Deshayesiella) P. P. Carpenter, 1879 accepted as Deshayesiella P. P. Carpenter, 1879
- Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) agesilaus Dall, 1919 accepted as Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) ambustus Dall, 1919 accepted as Leptochiton nexus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) finlayi Ashby, 1929 accepted as Leptochiton finlayi (Ashby, 1929) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) lycurgus Dall, 1919 accepted as Leptochiton nexus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) nicomedes Dall, 1919 accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) nierstraszi Leloup, 1981 accepted as Leptochiton nierstraszi (Leloup, 1981)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) oldroydi Dall, 1919 accepted as Hanleyella oldroydi (Dall, 1919) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Oldroydia) Dall, 1894 accepted as Oldroydia Dall, 1894 (original rank)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Oldroydia) percrassus Dall, 1894 accepted as Oldroydia percrassa (Dall, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Parachiton) Thiele, 1909 accepted as Parachiton Thiele, 1909 (original rank)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Parachiton) acuminatus Thiele, 1909 accepted as Parachiton acuminatus (Thiele, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Leptochiton (Pilsbryella) Nierstrasz, 1905 represented as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) nierstraszi Leloup, 1981 accepted as Leptochiton nierstraszi (Leloup, 1981) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) setiger Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Leptochiton (Pilsbryella) setiger (Nierstrasz, 1905) represented as Leptochiton setiger (Nierstrasz, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Terenochiton) Iredale, 1914 accepted as Terenochiton Iredale, 1914 (original rank)
- Species Lepidopleurus (Terenochiton) subtropicalis Iredale, 1914 accepted as Terenochiton norfolcensis (Hedley & Hull, 1912) (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Xiphiozona) S. S. Berry, 1919 accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus abbreviatus Dall, 1908 accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus abbreviatus (Dall, 1908)
- Species Lepidopleurus acuminatus Thiele, 1909 accepted as Parachiton acuminatus (Thiele, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus aequispinus Bergenhayn, 1933 accepted as Belknapchiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus africanus Nierstrasz, 1906 accepted as Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus alascensis Thiele, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton rugatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1892)
- Species Lepidopleurus algesirensis (Capellini, 1859) accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859)
- Species Lepidopleurus alveolus (Lovén, 1846) accepted as Leptochiton alveolus (Lovén, 1846) accepted as Belknapchiton alveolus (Lovén, 1846) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus ambustus S. S. Berry, 1907 accepted as Leptochiton nexus P. P. Carpenter, 1864
- Species Lepidopleurus andamanicus E. A. Smith, 1906 accepted as Nierstraszella andamanica (E. A. Smith, 1906) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus arcticus G. O. Sars, 1878 accepted as Leptochiton arcticus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus asellus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Lepidopleurus assimilis Thiele, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton assimilis (Thiele, 1909) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus badius Hedley & Hull, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton badius (Hedley & Hull, 1909) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus bartletti A. J. Ferreira, 1986 accepted as Ferreiraella bartlettae (A. J. Ferreira, 1986) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus beanii P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Cyanoplax beanii (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus belknapioides Leloup, 1981 accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus benthedi Leloup, 1981 accepted as Leptochiton benthedi (Leloup, 1981) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus binghami Boone, 1928 accepted as Leptochiton binghami (Boone, 1928) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus bottae Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) affinis Issel, 1869 accepted as Rhyssoplax affinis (Issel, 1869)
- Species Lepidopleurus bullatus P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Chaetopleura lurida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
- Species Lepidopleurus campbelli Filhol, 1880 accepted as Ischnochiton circumvallatus (Reeve, 1847) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus cancellatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Leptochiton cancellatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus carinatus Leach, 1852 accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus carinatus Dall, 1927 accepted as Hanleya hanleyi (W. Bean, 1844) (invalid: junior homonym of Lepidopleuris carinatus Leach, 1852; Hanleya dalli is a replacement name)
- Species Lepidopleurus catenatus Hedley & Hull, 1912 accepted as Terenochiton norfolcensis (Hedley & Hull, 1912) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus chariessa Barnard, 1963 accepted as Leptochiton chariessa (Barnard, 1963) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus cinereus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus columnarius Hedley & May, 1908 accepted as Leptochiton columnarius (Hedley & May, 1908) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus comptus (A. Gould, 1859) accepted as Ischnochiton comptus (A. Gould, 1859) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus concharum Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Lepidozona luzonica (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
- Species Lepidopleurus corallinus Risso, 1826 accepted as Rhyssoplax corallina (Risso, 1826) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus corrosus Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Ischnochiton striolatus (J. E. Gray, 1828)
- Species Lepidopleurus cygneus Iredale & Hull, 1924 accepted as Ischnochiton arbutum (Reeve, 1847)
- Species Lepidopleurus dallii Haddon, 1886 accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878)
- Species Lepidopleurus diomedeae S. S. Berry, 1917 accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
- Species Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886 accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus ectypus Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) ectypus (Rochebrune, 1884) accepted as Rhyssoplax ectypa (Rochebrune, 1884) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus farallonis Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus finlayi Ashby, 1929 accepted as Leptochiton finlayi (Ashby, 1929) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus fodiatus Rochebrune, 1881 accepted as Ischnochiton textilis (J. E. Gray, 1828)
- Species Lepidopleurus fuscopunctatus Leloup, 1961 accepted as Ischnochiton dispar (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
- Species Lepidopleurus giganteus Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Belknapchiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus glauerti Ashby, 1929 accepted as Leptochiton badius (Hedley & Hull, 1909) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus granoliratus P. P. Carpenter, 1892 accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus hakodatensis Thiele, 1909 accepted as Leptochiton hakodatensis (Thiele, 1909) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus halistreptus Dall, 1902 accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus heathi (S. S. Berry, 1919) accepted as Leptochiton nexus P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus hirasei Is. Taki & Iw. Taki, 1929 accepted as Leptochiton hirasei (Is. Taki & Iw. Taki, 1929)
- Species Lepidopleurus incongruus Dall, 1908 accepted as Leptochiton incongruus (Dall, 1908) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus inquinatus (Reeve, 1847) accepted as Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus intermedius Salvini-Plawen, 1968 accepted as Leptochiton intermedius (Salvini-Plawen, 1968) accepted as Leptochiton cimicoides (Monterosato, 1879) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus internexus Pilsbry, 1892 accepted as Leptochiton rugatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1892)
- Species Lepidopleurus iredalei Ashby, 1921 accepted as Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus japonicus Thiele, 1909 accepted as Belknapchiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus juvenis Leloup, 1981 accepted as Leptochiton juvenis (Leloup, 1981) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus kerguelensis (Haddon, 1886) accepted as Leptochiton kerguelensis Haddon, 1886
- Species Lepidopleurus latidens Bergenhayn, 1933 accepted as Leptochiton latidens (Bergenhayn, 1933) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus lineatus Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus liratus H. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Leptochiton liratus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus luridus Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton luridus (Dall, 1902) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus macandrei P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Ischnochiton muscarius (Reeve, 1847)
- Species Lepidopleurus maguntiacus Rochebrune, 1883 accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus matthewsianus Bednall, 1906 accepted as Leptochiton matthewsianus (Bednall, 1906) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus medinae Plate, 1899 accepted as Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus melanterus Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Ischnochiton circumvallatus (Reeve, 1847) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus meneghinii Capellini, 1859 accepted as Ischnochiton rissoi (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Species Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus mestayerae (Iredale, 1914) accepted as Parachiton eugenei (Kaas & Van Belle, 1985) (misinterpretation (fide Kaas & Van Belle 1985))
- Species Lepidopleurus niasicus Thiele, 1906 accepted as Nierstraszella lineata (Nierstrasz, 1905)
- Species Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919 accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus niger Torr, 1911 accepted as Leptochiton matthewsianus (Bednall, 1906)
- Species Lepidopleurus noemiae Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Onithochiton noemiae (Rochebrune, 1884) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus norfolcensis Hedley & Hull, 1912 accepted as Terenochiton norfolcensis (Hedley & Hull, 1912) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus odhneri Bergenhayn, 1931 accepted as Leptochiton odhneri (Bergenhayn, 1931) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus oldroydi Dall, 1919 accepted as Hanleyella oldroydi (Dall, 1919) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908 accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus pectinulatus P. P. Carpenter, 1893 accepted as Lepidozona pectinulata (P. P. Carpenter, 1893) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus pelagicus Torr, 1912 accepted as Leptochiton columnarius (Hedley & May, 1908) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus percrassa Dall, 1894 accepted as Oldroydia percrassa (Dall, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus philippinus Leloup, 1981 accepted as Nierstraszella andamanica (E. A. Smith, 1906) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus planus Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Ferreiraella plana (Nierstrasz, 1905) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus porosus Leloup, 1981 accepted as Nierstraszella andamanica (E. A. Smith, 1906) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus profundus Ashby, 1923 accepted as Leptochiton collusor (Iredale & Hull, 1925)
- Species Lepidopleurus profundus May, 1923 accepted as Leptochiton liratus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Species Lepidopleurus punctulatus Leach, 1852 accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus rissoi Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Leptochiton rissoi (Nierstrasz, 1905) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus rochebruni Jousseaume, 1894 accepted as Callistochiton adenensis (E. A. Smith, 1891)
- Species Lepidopleurus rugatus P. P. Carpenter, 1892 accepted as Leptochiton rugatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1892) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus scabridus (Jeffreys, 1880) accepted as Leptochiton scabridus (Jeffreys, 1880) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus scrippsianus A. J. Ferreira, 1980 accepted as Ferreiraella scrippsiana (A. J. Ferreira, 1980) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus similis E. A. Smith, 1894 accepted as Belknapchiton similis (E. A. Smith, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus simplex Nierstrasz, 1905 accepted as Belknapchiton simplex (Nierstrasz, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus soyomaruae S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984 accepted as Ferreiraella soyomaruae (S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus speciosus H. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Ischnochiton contractus (Reeve, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus sulcatus Risso, 1826 accepted as Chiton (Rhyssoplax) olivaceus Spengler, 1797 accepted as Rhyssoplax olivacea (Spengler, 1797) (synonym)
- Species Lepidopleurus sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) accepted as Leptochiton sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
- Species Lepidopleurus takii S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984 accepted as Ferreiraella takii (S.-K. Wu & Okutani, 1984) (original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus variegatus H. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Ischnochiton variegatus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus vitjazi Sirenko, 1977 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Lepidopleurus culliereti Rochebrune, 1889 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. Levrault, Paris, vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
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MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138116 on 2024-09-08
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Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. Levrault, Paris, vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 267 [details]
basis of record Yakovleva, A. M. (1952). [in Russian] Shell-bearing Mollusks (Loricata) of the seas of the USSR. Fauna USSR no. 45: 107 pp, 53 figs., 11 pls. Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
page(s): 50 [details]
page(s): 267 [details]
basis of record Yakovleva, A. M. (1952). [in Russian] Shell-bearing Mollusks (Loricata) of the seas of the USSR. Fauna USSR no. 45: 107 pp, 53 figs., 11 pls. Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
page(s): 50 [details]
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