WoRMS taxon details
Plaxiphora mercatoris Leloup, 1936
848153 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:848153)
accepted
Species
Plaxiphora (Mercatora) mercatoris Leloup, 1936 · alternative representation
Plaxiphora (Poneroplax) mercatoris Leloup, 1936 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Plaxiphora (Poneroplax) mercatoris Leloup, 1936) Leloup, E. (1936). Chitons récoltés au cours de la croisière (1934–1935) du navire-école belge Mercator. <em>Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique.</em> 12 (6): 1–10.
page(s): 1, figs 1-9 [details]
page(s): 1, figs 1-9 [details]
Type locality contained in Easter Island
type locality contained in Easter Island [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plaxiphora mercatoris Leloup, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848153 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Plaxiphora (Poneroplax) mercatoris Leloup, 1936) Leloup, E. (1936). Chitons récoltés au cours de la croisière (1934–1935) du navire-école belge Mercator. <em>Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique.</em> 12 (6): 1–10.
page(s): 1, figs 1-9 [details]
page(s): 1, figs 1-9 [details]
Other
additional source
Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden.
page(s): 122 [details]
page(s): 122 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Plaxiphora (Mercatora) mercatoris Leloup, 1936 Chile, Valparaíso, Isla de Pascua (E... (from synonym Plaxiphora (Mercatora) mercatoris Leloup, 1936)
To Malacopics (VB.2771b)
To Malacopics (VB.2771b)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
