Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913 page(s): 127, 168 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138117 on 2024-11-21
original descriptionGray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913 page(s): 127, 168 [details]
original description(ofLepidopleurus (Pilsbryella) 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-Indië 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 athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2219866 page(s): 11, 13 [details]
original description(ofHolochiton P. Fischer, 1887)Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340 page(s): 876, 877 [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 [request]
basis of recordSirenko 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 athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.1[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceSigwart J.D. & Sirenko B.I. (2012) Deep-sea chitons from sunken wood in the West Pacific (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida): taxonomy, distribution, and seven new species. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3195: 1-38. [16 February 2012][details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Synonymy In separate family Leptochitonidae [details]