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Species List for Genus: Leptochiton
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Lepidopleurida (Order) > Leptochitonidae (Family) > Leptochiton (Genus)

  • Genus: Leptochiton

  • Leptochiton beui Sirenko, 2020
    Chiton, Marine
    South Island and Chatham Rise, from 300-430m
  • Leptochiton finlayi (Ashby, 1929)
    Length 8.5mm, Width 4.0mm
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North, South and Stewart Islands, from 13-446m
  • Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)
    Length 14mm, Width 7mm
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic, Intertidal under stones
    North, South and Chatham Islands, from 0-754m
  • Leptochiton kerguelensis Haddon, 1886
    Length 8mm, Width 4mm
    Chiton, Marine, On intertidal rocks
    Macquarie Island, from 0m
  • Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Chile, South Orkney, South Shetland, Kerguelen, Heard and Crozet Islands, and south-western Australia. Kermadec Ridge, Cook Strait and north-eastern South Island, from 995-1040m
  • Leptochiton marshalli Sirenko, 2020
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
    Three Kings Islands, from 4-6m
  • Leptochiton otagoensis (Iredale & Hull, 1929)
    Length 7mm, Width 3.5mm
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
    Southern South Island, from 200-350m
  • Leptochiton subantarcticus (Iredale & Hull, 1930)
    Chiton, Marine, Native - Endemic
    Ranfurly Bank, Cook Strait, eastern and south-western South Island, Campbell Plateau and Chatham Rise, from 54-796m
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