WoRMS taxon details
Leptochiton batialis Sirenko, 1978
385780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385780)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sirenko B.I. (1979). On the composition of the family Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889 (= Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892) (Polyplacophora) with description of a new bathyal species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Institute Academy of Sciences of the USSR.</em> 80: 116-121. In Russian.
page(s): 118, figs 1–12 [details]
page(s): 118, figs 1–12 [details]
Note East of Honshu Island., Japan,...
From editor or global species database
Type locality East of Honshu Island., Japan, 40°12’–40°19’N, 143°35’–143°35’E, 2400–2720 m [details]
Distribution Honshu Island. (Japan); Iturup Island. (Kurile Islands),44°48.5’N, 149°31’E; Oregon (USA),
43°N, 124°59.6’W;...
43°N, 124°59.6’W;...
Distribution Honshu Island. (Japan); Iturup Island. (Kurile Islands),44°48.5’N, 149°31’E; Oregon (USA),
43°N, 124°59.6’W; Peru, 6°42’S, 80°47’W, 1100–2400 m [details]
43°N, 124°59.6’W; Peru, 6°42’S, 80°47’W, 1100–2400 m [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton batialis Sirenko, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385780 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Sirenko B.I. (1979). On the composition of the family Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889 (= Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892) (Polyplacophora) with description of a new bathyal species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Institute Academy of Sciences of the USSR.</em> 80: 116-121. In Russian.
page(s): 118, figs 1–12 [details]
basis of record 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
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page(s): 118, figs 1–12 [details]
basis of record 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

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context source (PeRMS)
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 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1985). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 1. Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. <i>E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden 244 pp.</i>:
page(s): 109–110, fig. 47 [details]

additional source Kaas P. & Van Belle R. A. (1985). Monograph of living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol. 1. Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. <i>E. J. Brill/W. Backhuys eds. Leiden 244 pp.</i>:
page(s): 109–110, fig. 47 [details]





From editor or global species database
Distribution Honshu Island. (Japan); Iturup Island. (Kurile Islands),44°48.5’N, 149°31’E; Oregon (USA),43°N, 124°59.6’W; Peru, 6°42’S, 80°47’W, 1100–2400 m [details]
Type locality East of Honshu Island., Japan, 40°12’–40°19’N, 143°35’–143°35’E, 2400–2720 m [details]