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Taxonomy
Family:
LEPTOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Lepidopleurida (Order)
> Leptochitonidae (Family)
> Leptochiton (Genus)
> subantarcticus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878
=Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
Synonymised Names:
=Leptochiton (Leptochiton) deecresswellae Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002
=Leptochiton deecresswellae Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002
=Parachiton subantarcticus Iredale & Hull, 1930
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Taxonomy
Family:
LEPTOCHITONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Polyplacophora (Class)
> Neoloricata (Subclass)
> Lepidopleurida (Order)
> Leptochitonidae (Family)
> Leptochiton (Genus)
> subantarcticus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Chiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Leptochiton) Gray, 1847
=Leptochiton (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878
=Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
Synonymised Names:
=Leptochiton (Leptochiton) deecresswellae Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002
=Leptochiton deecresswellae Anseeuw & Terryn, 2002
=Parachiton subantarcticus Iredale & Hull, 1930
Details: Leptochiton subantarcticus (Iredale & Hull, 1930)
Distribution:
Ranfurly Bank, Cook Strait, eastern and south-western South Island, Campbell Plateau and Chatham Rise, from 54-796m
Notes:
Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Kaas, P., Van Belle, R.A. Aug/2002 Leptochiton subantarcticus from Papanui Canyon, Otago Heads (from Monograph of Living Chitons, Vol. 5), Poirieria, 28(2) (p.35)
  • Anseeuw, B., Terryn, Y. 2002 Leptochiton (Leptochiton) deecresswellae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora), a new deep-sea chiton from New Zealand, Gloria Maris, 41(4-5) (p.77)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.22)

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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil