WoRMS name details
Leptochiton macleani Sirenko, 2015
862825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862825)
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 superseded combination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): 188, figs 34-36 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 188, figs 34-36 [details] Available for editors
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Note Peru-Chile Trench, 23°50’0’’S,...
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Type locality Peru-Chile Trench, 23°50’0’’S, 71°06’0’’W, 4600 m [details]
Distribution Peru-Chile Trench, 3980–4600 m
Etymology Named after Dr. James H. McLean, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, U. S. A.,
who is a skilled taxonomist of marine...
Distribution Peru-Chile Trench, 3980–4600 m [details]
Etymology Named after Dr. James H. McLean, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, U. S. A.,
who is a skilled taxonomist of marine...
Etymology Named after Dr. James H. McLean, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, U. S. A.,
who is a skilled taxonomist of marine gastropods and chitons [details]
who is a skilled taxonomist of marine gastropods and chitons [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton macleani Sirenko, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862825 on 2025-04-06
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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): 188, figs 34-36 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 188, figs 34-36 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (CCZ)
Wiklund H., Taylor J.D., Dahlgren T.G., Todt C., Ikebe C., Rabone M., Glover A.G. (2017). Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Mollusca. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 707: 1-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.707.13042 [details]
additional source Wiklund H., Taylor J.D., Dahlgren T.G., Todt C., Ikebe C., Rabone M., Glover A.G. (2017). Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Mollusca. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 707: 1-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.707.13042 [details]
additional source Sirenko B.I. (2019). First finding of a widely distributed Antarctic chiton species (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the North Pacific. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 29(1): 71-74. [details]
additional source Wiklund H., Taylor J.D., Dahlgren T.G., Todt C., Ikebe C., Rabone M., Glover A.G. (2017). Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Mollusca. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 707: 1-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.707.13042 [details]
additional source Sirenko B.I. (2019). First finding of a widely distributed Antarctic chiton species (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the North Pacific. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 29(1): 71-74. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Peru-Chile Trench, 3980–4600 m [details]Etymology Named after Dr. James H. McLean, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, U. S. A.,
who is a skilled taxonomist of marine gastropods and chitons [details]
Type locality Peru-Chile Trench, 23°50’0’’S, 71°06’0’’W, 4600 m [details]
