WoRMS name details

Leptochiton mutschkeae Sirenko, 2015

862827  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862827)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Polyplacophora (Class)
  5. Neoloricata (Subclass)
  6. Lepidopleurida (Order)
  7. Lepidopleurina (Suborder)
  8. Leptochitonidae (Family)
  9. Leptochiton (Genus)
  10. Leptochiton mutschkeae (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
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
page(s): 195, figs 40-42 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Note Peru-Chile Trench, 23°50’0’’S,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Peru-Chile Trench, 23°50’0’’S, 70°56’6’’W, 2900 m [details]
Distribution Peru-Chile Trench, 2900–4550 m  
Distribution Peru-Chile Trench, 2900–4550 m [details]

Etymology Named after Dr. Erika Mutschke, Instituto de la Patagonia de la Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile  
Etymology Named after Dr. Erika Mutschke, Instituto de la Patagonia de la Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton mutschkeae Sirenko, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862827 on 2025-04-17
Date
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2015-10-27 18:53:11Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2021-10-13 08:12:33Z
changed
Vinarski, Maxim
2022-11-14 15:50:22Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description 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): 195, figs 40-42 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Distribution Peru-Chile Trench, 2900–4550 m [details]

Etymology Named after Dr. Erika Mutschke, Instituto de la Patagonia de la Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile [details]

Type locality Peru-Chile Trench, 23°50’0’’S, 70°56’6’’W, 2900 m [details]

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