WoRMS taxon details

Leptochiton americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985

385776  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385776)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Leptochiton (Leptochiton) americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985) Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1985). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 1. Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. <i>E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden 244 pp.</i>:
page(s): 91–93, fig. 40 [details]   
Note East Pacific Ocean, S of Gulf Panama...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality East Pacific Ocean, S of Gulf Panama (5°58.8’N, 81°38.2’W, 1188 m) [details]
Distribution From Oregon (44°39’N) to Iquique (21°23’S), 400–1400 m depth  
Distribution From Oregon (44°39’N) to Iquique (21°23’S), 400–1400 m depth [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385776 on 2024-03-29
Date
action
by
2009-03-23 07:54:34Z
created
2009-03-23 08:24:45Z
changed
2021-09-22 09:03:00Z
changed

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original description  (of Leptochiton (Leptochiton) americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985) Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1985). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 1. Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. <i>E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden 244 pp.</i>:
page(s): 91–93, fig. 40 [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
page(s): 154 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
From editor or global species database
Distribution From Oregon (44°39’N) to Iquique (21°23’S), 400–1400 m depth [details]

Type locality East Pacific Ocean, S of Gulf Panama (5°58.8’N, 81°38.2’W, 1188 m) [details]