WoRMS taxon details
Belknapchiton simplex (Nierstrasz, 1905)
1610548 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1610548)
accepted
Species
Lepidopleurus simplex Nierstrasz, 1905 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lepidopleurus simplex Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Die Chitonen der Siboga-Expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) <i>Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indiƫ 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman</i>. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 48 (Livraison 20): 1-112, pls 1-8. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2219866
page(s): 4, figs 3, 44-47 [details]
page(s): 4, figs 3, 44-47 [details]
Type locality contained in Makassar Strait
type locality contained in Makassar Strait [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Belknapchiton simplex (Nierstrasz, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1610548 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lepidopleurus simplex Nierstrasz, 1905) Nierstrasz, H. F. (1905). Die Chitonen der Siboga-Expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) <i>Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indiƫ 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman</i>. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 48 (Livraison 20): 1-112, pls 1-8. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2219866
page(s): 4, figs 3, 44-47 [details]
new combination reference Sirenko, B., Saito, H. & Schwabe, E. (2022). A redescription of <i>Leptochiton belknapi</i> Dall, 1878 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Leptochitonidae), the type species of the new genus <i>Belknapchiton</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5205(2): 101-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.1
page(s): 104 [details]
page(s): 4, figs 3, 44-47 [details]
new combination reference Sirenko, B., Saito, H. & Schwabe, E. (2022). A redescription of <i>Leptochiton belknapi</i> Dall, 1878 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Leptochitonidae), the type species of the new genus <i>Belknapchiton</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5205(2): 101-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.1
page(s): 104 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lepidopleurus simplex Nierstrasz, 1905)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus simplex Nierstrasz, 1905)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus simplex Nierstrasz, 1905)