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Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889
59 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:59)
accepted
Family
Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (type by original designation)
Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidopleurinae · unaccepted (Following placement of genus...)
Following placement of genus Lepidopleurus in Vaught
Leptochitoninae Dall, 1889 · unaccepted
- Genus Angulochiton R. D. Hoare, 2001 †
- Genus Asketochiton Hoare & Sabattini, 2000 †
- Genus Belknapchiton Sirenko, H. Saito & Schwabe, 2022
- Genus Colapterochiton R. D. Hoare & R. H. Mapes, 1985 †
- Genus Coryssochiton Debrock, R. D. Hoare & Mapes, 1984 †
- Genus Gifuochiton R.D. Hoare & Karasawa, 2008 †
- Genus Glaphurochiton Raymond, 1910 †
- Genus Hadrochiton Hoare, 2000 †
- Genus Hanleyella Sirenko, 1973
- Genus Kaasichiton Sirenko, 2024
- Genus Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826
- Genus Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847
- Genus Molachiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 †
- Genus Parachiton Thiele, 1909
- Genus Platychiton R. D. Hoare, 2001 †
- Genus Proleptochiton Sirenko & Starobogatov, 1977 †
- Genus Pseudoischnochiton Ashby, 1929 †
- Genus Pterochiton Carpenter, 1882 †
- Genus Schematochiton R. D. Hoare, 2002 †
- Genus Systenochiton R. D. Hoare, 2001 †
- Genus Terenochiton Iredale, 1914
- Genus Trachypleura Jaekel, 1900 †
- Genus Belchiton Ashby & Cotton, 1939 † accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Holochiton P. Fischer, 1887 accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Lepidopleura accepted as Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Lepidopleurinae accepted as Leptochitoninae Dall, 1889 accepted as Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889 (Following placement of genus Lepidopleurus in Vaught)
- Subfamily Leptochitoninae Dall, 1889 accepted as Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Dall, W. H. (1889). A preliminary catalogue of shell-bearing marine mollusks and brachiopods of the south-eastern coast of the United States, with illustrations of many of the species. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 37: 1–221, 74 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100815
page(s): 172 [details]
page(s): 172 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochitonidae Dall, 1889. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=59 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Dall, W. H. (1889). A preliminary catalogue of shell-bearing marine mollusks and brachiopods of the south-eastern coast of the United States, with illustrations of many of the species. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 37: 1–221, 74 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100815
page(s): 172 [details]
original description (of Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): xxiv, 1 [details]
page(s): 172 [details]
original description (of Lepidopleuridae Pilsbry, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221
page(s): xxiv, 1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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