WoRMS taxon details
Leptochiton linseae Sirenko, 2015
862823 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862823)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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
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Holotype ZIN
, Note Beagle Channel, st 1045, 54°51.8’S,...
Holotype ZIN [details]
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Type locality Beagle Channel, st 1045, 54°51.8’S, 69°55.6’W, 210 m [details]
Etymology Named after Dr. Katrin Linse (British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environmental Research Council, Cambridge, UK), who has...
Etymology Named after Dr. Katrin Linse (British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environmental Research Council, Cambridge, UK), who has made a major contribution to the knowledge of Antarctic mollusks [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton linseae Sirenko, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862823 on 2025-04-17
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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): 181, figs 27-29 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 181, figs 27-29 [details] Available for editors






Holotype ZIN [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named after Dr. Katrin Linse (British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environmental Research Council, Cambridge, UK), who has made a major contribution to the knowledge of Antarctic mollusks [details]Type locality Beagle Channel, st 1045, 54°51.8’S, 69°55.6’W, 210 m [details]