Deep-Sea taxon details
Belknapchiton benthus (Haddon, 1886)
1610483 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1610483)
accepted
Species
Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886) Haddon, A. C. (1886). Report on the Polyplacophora collected by H.M.S. "Challenger" during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 15 (part 43): 1-50, pl. 1-3., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-43/README.htm [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Belknapchiton benthus (Haddon, 1886). 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=1610483 on 2026-04-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Belknapchiton benthus (Haddon, 1886). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1610483 on 2026-04-07
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(of Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886) Haddon, A. C. (1886). Report on the Polyplacophora collected by H.M.S. "Challenger" during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 15 (part 43): 1-50, pl. 1-3., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-43/README.htm [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): 103 [details] Available for editors
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): 103 [details] Available for editors
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Leptochiton benthus Haddon, 1886)
