Species Leptochiton liratus (H. Adams & Angas, 1864)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lepidopleurus liratus Adams, H. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new genera and species of Chitonidae from the Australian seas, in the collection of George French Angas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 192-194 [Date published 10 May 1864] [192].

  Type data:

   Neotype AM C10410, Hardwicke Bay, SA.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Iredale, T. & Hull, A.F.B. 1925. A monograph of Australian loricates (Phylum Mollusca – Order Loricata). IV. Family Lepidopleuridae. The Australian Zoologist 3(8): 339-362 pls 39-40 [Date published 14 Jan. 1925].
• Lepidopleurus profundus May, W.L. 1923. Illustrated Index of Tasmanian shells. Supplementary to the check list issued in 1921. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp. [Appendix pl. 14, No. 2].

  Type data:

   
  Paratype(s); SAMA D11691 2 specimens;
  Syntype(s) SAMA D11288, Gulf St Vincent, SA; SAMA D12533 1 specimen, Pilot Station, Derwent River, TAS; SAMA D16189 1 specimen, Pilot Station, Derwent River, TAS.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R.A. 1985. Monograph of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. Leiden : E.J. Brill/Dr W. Backhuys Vol. 1 240 pp. [136]

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

On rocks/stones in sand pockets on reef.

 

General References

Sirenko, B. 2020. New Zealand and Australian species of the genus Leptochiton (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Zootaxa 4851(3): 401–449

Sirenko, B. 2023. A small collection of rare and new chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Zootaxa 5325(3): 359–392 (Confirmation of identification of specimens held at the TMAG)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
10-Dec-2023	POLYPLACOPHORA	20-Oct-2023	MODIFIED
13-Oct-2015	POLYPLACOPHORA	01-Oct-2015	MODIFIED	Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)