Lepidopleurus abbreviatus Dall, 1908 accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus abbreviatus (Dall, 1908) (status source)
Lepidopleurus farallonis Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (source of synonymy)
Lepidopleurus halistreptus Dall, 1902 accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus (Dall, 1902) (status source)
Lepidopleurus halistreptus var. abbreviatus Dall, 1908 accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus abbreviatus (Dall, 1908) (status source)
Lepidopleurus luridus Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton luridus (Dall, 1902) (status source)
Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (source of synonymy)
Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (basis of record)
Leptochiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933) accepted as Belknapchiton aequispinus (Bergenhayn, 1933) (status source)
Leptochiton americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985 (basis of record)
Leptochiton batialis Sirenko, 1978 (basis of record)
Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (additional source)
Leptochiton farallonis (Dall, 1902) accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (source of synonymy)
Leptochiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905) accepted as Belknapchiton giganteus (Nierstrasz, 1905) (status source)
Leptochiton halistreptus (Dall, 1902) accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus (Dall, 1902) (status source)
Leptochiton halistreptus abbreviatus (Dall, 1908) accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus abbreviatus (Dall, 1908) (basis of record)
Leptochiton halistreptus halistreptus (Dall, 1902) accepted as Belknapchiton halistreptus halistreptus (Dall, 1902) (status source)
Leptochiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) accepted as Belknapchiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) (status source)
Leptochiton kerguelensis Haddon, 1886 (basis of record)
Leptochiton lascrusesi Sirenko, 2015 (original description)
Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010 (additional source)
Leptochiton linseae Sirenko, 2015 (original description)
Leptochiton longibranchiae Sirenko, 2015 (original description)
Leptochiton luridus (Dall, 1902) (status source)
Leptochiton macleani Sirenko, 2015 accepted as Belknapchiton macleani (Sirenko, 2015) (original description)
Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899) (basis of record)
Leptochiton mesogonus (Dall, 1902) accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (source of synonymy)
Leptochiton mutschkeae Sirenko, 2015 accepted as Belknapchiton mutschkeae (Sirenko, 2015) (original description)
Leptochiton opacus (Dall, 1908) accepted as Leptochiton belknapi Dall, 1878 accepted as Belknapchiton belknapi (Dall, 1878) (source of synonymy)
Leptochiton peruvianus Sirenko, 2015 (original description)
Leptochiton sigwartae Sirenko, 2015 accepted as Belknapchiton sigwartae (Sirenko, 2015) (original description)
Leptochiton simplex (Nierstrasz, 1905) accepted as Leptochiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) accepted as Belknapchiton japonicus (Thiele, 1909) (source of synonymy)

Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone for Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899) 
Beagle Channel for Leptochiton linseae Sirenko, 2015 
Chile for Leptochiton lascrusesi Sirenko, 2015 
Chile for Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010 
Crozet Islands Exclusive Economic Zone for Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010 
Kerguelen Exclusive Economic Zone for Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010 
Magellan Strait for Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010 
Magellan Strait for Leptochiton linseae Sirenko, 2015 
Magellan Strait for Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899) 
Peru-Chile Trench for Leptochiton longibranchiae Sirenko, 2015 
Peru-Chile Trench for Leptochiton macleani Sirenko, 2015 
Peru-Chile Trench for Leptochiton mutschkeae Sirenko, 2015 
Peru-Chile Trench for Leptochiton peruvianus Sirenko, 2015 
Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone for Leptochiton batialis Sirenko, 1978 
Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone for Leptochiton longibranchiae Sirenko, 2015 
Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone for Leptochiton sigwartae Sirenko, 2015 
South Orkneys for Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010 
South Shetlands for Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010 

 Distribution

 for Leptochiton americanus Kaas & Van Belle, 1985

From Oregon (44°39’N) to Iquique (21°23’S), 400–1400 m depth [details]

 Distribution

 for Leptochiton batialis Sirenko, 1978

Honshu Island. (Japan); Iturup Island. (Kurile Islands),44°48.5’N, 149°31’E; Oregon (USA), 43°N, ... [details]

 Distribution

 for Leptochiton kerguelensis Haddon, 1886

Leptochiton kerguelensis is one of the most widely distributed chitons of the Southern Ocean. It inhabits Magellan ... [details]

 Distribution

 for Leptochiton macleani Sirenko, 2015

Peru-Chile Trench, 3980–4600 m [details]

 Distribution

 for Leptochiton medinae (Plate, 1899)

On both sides of southern South America from Lat.42° south to Cape Horn [details]

 Distribution

 for Leptochiton mutschkeae Sirenko, 2015

Peru-Chile Trench, 2900–4550 m [details]

 Distribution

 for Leptochiton peruvianus Sirenko, 2015

Peru-Chile Trench, 518–560 m [details]

 Etymology

 for Leptochiton linseae Sirenko, 2015

Named after Dr. Katrin Linse (British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environmental Research Council, Cambridge, UK), who ... [details]

 Etymology

 for Leptochiton longibranchiae Sirenko, 2015

The name is Latin for long line of gills. This species has very extensive row of ctenidia which is unusual for the ... [details]

 Etymology

 for Leptochiton macleani Sirenko, 2015

Named after Dr. James H. McLean, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, U. S. A., who is a skilled taxonomist of ... [details]