MolluscaBase taxon details
Leptochiton sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
385833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385833)
accepted
Species
Chiton (Hanleya) sykesi G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lepidopleurus sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) · unaccepted
Leptochiton (Leptochiton) sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) · alternative representation
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiton (Hanleya) sykesi G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Mollusca of South Africa. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2(3): 213-232, pls 3-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427920
page(s): 225, pl. 5, fig. 13 [details]
page(s): 225, pl. 5, fig. 13 [details]
Type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean
type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/10.1371/images/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385833 on 2025-09-11
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(of Chiton (Hanleya) sykesi G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Mollusca of South Africa. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2(3): 213-232, pls 3-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427920
page(s): 225, pl. 5, fig. 13 [details]
basis of record Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Malachite Marketing and Media: Pretoria. Pp. 249–320. , available online at http://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001
page(s): 320 [details]
page(s): 225, pl. 5, fig. 13 [details]
basis of record Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Malachite Marketing and Media: Pretoria. Pp. 249–320. , available online at http://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001
page(s): 320 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chiton (Hanleya) sykesi G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
To Malacopics (Leptochiton sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) South Africa, Eastern Cape, off Port Elizabeth)
To Malacopics (Leptochiton sykesi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) South Africa, Eastern Cape, off Port Elizabeth)
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