WoRMS taxon details
Lepton W. Turton, 1822
138120 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138120)
accepted
Genus
Solen squamosus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Lepton squamosum (Montagu, 1803) (type by subsequent designation)
Eupoleme Leach, 1852 · unaccepted
- Species Lepton australe Angas, 1878
- Species Lepton lepidum (Say, 1826)
- Species Lepton neozelanicum Laws, 1950 †
- Species Lepton nipponicum Makiyama, 1927 †
- Species Lepton squamosum (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Lepton subrostratum Cotton & Godfrey, 1938
- Species Lepton trigonale Tate, 1880
- Subgenus Lepton (Epilepton) Dall, 1899 accepted as Epilepton Dall, 1899 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Lepton adamsi Angas, 1868 accepted as Cymatioa adamsi (Angas, 1868)
- Species Lepton australis Angas, 1878 accepted as Lepton australe Angas, 1878 (incorrect original spelling)
- Species Lepton cema (Narchi, 1966) accepted as Ceratobornia cema Narchi, 1966
- Species Lepton clarkiae W. Clark, 1852 accepted as Epilepton clarkiae (W. Clark, 1852) (original combination)
- Species Lepton clementinum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Thracia curta Conrad, 1837
- Species Lepton concentricum A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Mysella concentrica (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Lepton convexum W. Clark, 1852 accepted as Hemilepton nitidum (W. Turton, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Lepton costulatum E. von Martens, 1885 accepted as Waldo parasiticus (Dall, 1876)
- Species Lepton cumingi [sic] accepted as Barrimysia cumingii (A. Adams, 1856) (misspelling)
- Species Lepton deltoideum S. V. Wood, 1851 † accepted as Bornia deltoidea (S. V. Wood, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton depressum (Nyst, 1835) † accepted as Erycina depressa (Nyst, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton ellipticum (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Kurtiella elliptica (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
- Species Lepton fabagella Conrad, 1832 accepted as Kellia fabagella (Conrad, 1832)
- Species Lepton firmatum A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Erycina firmata (A. Gould, 1861) (original combination)
- Species Lepton fortidentatus E. A. Smith, 1904 accepted as Melliteryx fortidentata (E. A. Smith, 1904) (superseded combination)
- Species Lepton frenchiensis Gatliff & Gabriel, 1916 accepted as Arthritica frenchiensis (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton glabrum P. Fischer, 1873 accepted as Litigiella glabra (P. Fischer, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton insigne Mayer, 1870 † accepted as Lepton insignis Mayer, 1870 † accepted as Pseudolepton insignis (Mayer, 1870) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Lepton insignis Mayer, 1870 † accepted as Pseudolepton insignis (Mayer, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton irradiatum Cossmann, 1892 † accepted as Erycina irradiata (Cossmann, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton lacerum P. Fischer, 1874 accepted as Epilepton subtrigonum (P. Fischer, 1874)
- Species Lepton lacerum Jeffreys, 1873 accepted as Epilepton subtrigonum (P. Fischer, 1874) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Lepton lediforme Olsson, 1961 accepted as Kurtiella lediformis (Olsson, 1961) (original combination)
- Species Lepton lepisma Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Vasconiella jeffreysiana (P. Fischer, 1873) (synonym)
- Species Lepton levigatum Deshayes, 1857 † accepted as Erycina levigata (Deshayes, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton longifossula Cossmann, 1896 † accepted as Hemilepton longifossula (Cossmann, 1896) †
- Species Lepton longipes W. Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Ceratobornia longipes (W. Stimpson, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton meroeum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Kellia laperousii (Deshayes, 1839)
- Species Lepton nitidissimum Deshayes, 1857 † accepted as Erycina nitidissima (Deshayes, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton nitidum W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Hemilepton nitidum (W. Turton, 1822)
- Species Lepton ovatum Tate, 1887 accepted as Arthritica ovata (Tate, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton parasiticum Dall, 1876 accepted as Waldo parasiticus (Dall, 1876) (original combination)
- Species Lepton platei Stempell, 1899 accepted as Melliteryx platei (Stempell, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton prismaticum Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Hemilepton nitidum (W. Turton, 1822) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Lepton puncticulatum Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Melliteryx jaeckeli M. Huber, 2015 (invalid: junior homonym of Lepton puncticulatum Yokoyama, 1924; Melliteryx jaeckeli is a replacement name)
- Species Lepton puncticulatum Yokoyama, 1924 accepted as Melliteryx puncticulata (Yokoyama, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton rude Whiteaves, 1880 accepted as Neaeromya rugifera (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Lepton solidulum Gaglini, 1992 accepted as Epilepton solidulum (Gaglini, 1992)
- Species Lepton subrotundatum [sic] accepted as Lepton subrotundum Dunker, 1882 accepted as Kellia subrotunda (Dunker, 1882) (misspelling)
- Species Lepton subrotundum Dunker, 1882 accepted as Kellia subrotunda (Dunker, 1882)
- Species Lepton subtrigonum P. Fischer, 1874 accepted as Epilepton subtrigonum (P. Fischer, 1874)
- Species Lepton subtrigonum de Folin & Périer, 1876 accepted as Epilepton subtrigonum (P. Fischer, 1874)
- Species Lepton sulcatulum Jeffreys, 1859 accepted as Neolepton sulcatulum (Jeffreys, 1859)
- Species Lepton sykesi [sic] accepted as Arculus sykesii (Chaster, 1895)
- Species Lepton sykesii Chaster, 1895 accepted as Arculus sykesii (Chaster, 1895) (original combination)
- Species Lepton textile Deshayes, 1857 † accepted as Erycina textilis (Deshayes, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepton translucidum Souverbie, 1863 accepted as Scintilla translucida (Souverbie, 1863) (original combination)
- Species Lepton trigonum de Folin, 1877 accepted as Lepton subtrigonum de Folin & Périer, 1876 accepted as Epilepton subtrigonum (P. Fischer, 1874) (synonym)
- Species Lepton umbonatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Kurtiella umbonata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
- Species Lepton crassum Tate, 1880 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Lepton dionaeum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Lepton japonicum A. Adams, 1862 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Lepton lucidum Gould, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Lepton orientale Melvill, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Lepton planiusculum Tate, 1880 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Lepton vaughani Aldrich, 1908 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): xix, 61 [details]
page(s): xix, 61 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Lepton W. Turton, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138120 on 2024-08-18
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original description
Turton, W. (1822). Conchylia insularum britannicarum. London: Nattali, and Leicester: Combe. xlvii + 280 pp., 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982454#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): xix, 61 [details]
original description (of Eupoleme Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 277, 279 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Korobkov, I.A. (1954). Справочник и методическое руководство по третичным моллюскам: пластинчатожаберные [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs: Lamellibranchiata]. Gosudarstvennoye nauchno-tekhnicheskoye izdatel'stvo neftyanoy i gorno-toplivnoy literatury, Leningrad, 444 pp., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/books/6177
page(s): 90 [details]
page(s): xix, 61 [details]
original description (of Eupoleme Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076
page(s): 277, 279 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Korobkov, I.A. (1954). Справочник и методическое руководство по третичным моллюскам: пластинчатожаберные [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs: Lamellibranchiata]. Gosudarstvennoye nauchno-tekhnicheskoye izdatel'stvo neftyanoy i gorno-toplivnoy literatury, Leningrad, 444 pp., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/books/6177
page(s): 90 [details]
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