WoRMS name details
Leptochiton mesogonus (Dall, 1902)
862819 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862819)
unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902) Dall, W. H. (1902). Illustrations and descriptions of new, unfigured, or imperfectly known shells, chiefly American in the U. S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 24 (1264): 499-566, pls 27-40., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782353
page(s): 555 [details]
page(s): 555 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton mesogonus (Dall, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862819 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lepidopleurus mesogonus Dall, 1902) Dall, W. H. (1902). Illustrations and descriptions of new, unfigured, or imperfectly known shells, chiefly American in the U. S. National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 24 (1264): 499-566, pls 27-40., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782353
page(s): 555 [details]
page(s): 555 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Sirenko B. (2015). Shallow and deep-sea chitons of the genus <i>Leptochiton</i> Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida) from Peruvian and Chilean waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033 (2): 151-202., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.2.1 [details] Available for editors 
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