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Leptochiton tenuis Kaas, 1979

To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6019)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-6019)

140212  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140212)

  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 tenuis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine
Kaas, P. (1979). On a collection of Polyplacophora from the bay of Biscay. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (section A Zoologie). 4(1): 13-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58043589 [details] 
Type locality contained in Irish part of the Celtic Sea  
type locality contained in Irish part of the Celtic Sea [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton tenuis Kaas, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140212 on 2025-05-12
Date
action
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description Kaas, P. (1979). On a collection of Polyplacophora from the bay of Biscay. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (section A Zoologie). 4(1): 13-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58043589 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

Other

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

additional source Kaas, P.; Van Belle, R.A. (1980). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Backhuys: Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-6279-013-5. 144 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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