Deep-Sea name details
Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878
152690 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152690)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Lepidopleurus farallonis Dall, 1902 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dall, W. H. (1878). Descriptions of new forms of mollusks from Alaska contained in the collections of the National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United Stated National Museum.</em> 1(1): 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651127
page(s): 1 [details]
page(s): 1 [details]
Type locality contained in North Pacific
, Note Off Western Aleutian Islands, 53°08’N,...
type locality contained in North Pacific [details]
Type locality Off Western Aleutian Islands, 53°08’N, 171°19’W, 1840 m depth [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152690 on 2026-03-29
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152690 on 2026-03-29
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original description
Dall, W. H. (1878). Descriptions of new forms of mollusks from Alaska contained in the collections of the National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United Stated National Museum.</em> 1(1): 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651127
page(s): 1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Van Belle, R. A. (1983-1988). De Europese keverslakken (Polyplacophora) [The European Polyplacophora]. <em>Vita Marina.</em> Jan.-Mrt: 9-132. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
basis of record Sirenko B. & Sellanes J. (2016). Update of the genus <i>Leptochiton</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in Chilean deep waters: three new reports and description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4173(3): 259-279., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4173.3.5 [details] Available for editors
additional source 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]
additional source 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
page(s): 1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Van Belle, R. A. (1983-1988). De Europese keverslakken (Polyplacophora) [The European Polyplacophora]. <em>Vita Marina.</em> Jan.-Mrt: 9-132. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
basis of record Sirenko B. & Sellanes J. (2016). Update of the genus <i>Leptochiton</i> (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in Chilean deep waters: three new reports and description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4173(3): 259-279., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4173.3.5 [details] Available for editors
additional source 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]
additional source 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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Western Aleutian Islands, 53°08’N, 171°19’W, 1840 m depth [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptochiton belknapi Dall,1878 Holotype USNM 30972)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus farallonis Dall, 1902)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lepidopleurus farallonis Dall, 1902)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptochiton belknapi Dall,1878 Holotype USNM 30972)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus farallonis Dall, 1902)
To PESI (from synonym Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lepidopleurus opacus Dall, 1908)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lepidopleurus farallonis Dall, 1902)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902)
To ITIS
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