Species Leptochiton matthewsianus (Bednall in Bednall & Matthews, 1906)
- Lepidopleurus matthewsianus Bednall, W.T. in Bednall, W.T. & Matthews, E.H.V. 1906. On new species of Polyplacophora from South Australia. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 91-92 pl. 9 [Date published 29 June 1906] [92].
Type data:
Neotype SAMA D13734, Gulf St Vincent, SA. - Lepidopleurus matthewsi Tate, R. & May, W.L. 1901. A revised census of the marine Mollusca of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(3): 344-471 [412] [nom. nud.].
- Lepidopleurus niger Torr, W.G. 1911. Western Australian Polyplacophora. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 94-107 pls 24-25 [Date published 31 Dec. 1911] [105].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D11686 incomplete, Hopetoun, WA. - Terenochiton erratus Hull, A.F.B. 1923. New Australian Polyplacophora, and notes on the distribution of certain species. The Australian Zoologist 3: 157-166 pls 24-26 [Date published 15 Aug. 1923] [159].
Type data:
Holotype AM C49541, Rabbit (=Mistaken) Is., King George Sound, WA.
Paratype(s) NMV F17982 2 specimens, Rabbit (=Mistaken) Is., King George Sound, WA; AM C156829 1 specimen, Rabbit (=Mistaken) Is., King George Sound, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Under stones in sand.
General References
Sirenko, B. 2020. New Zealand and Australian species of the genus Leptochiton (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Zootaxa 4851(3): 401–449 (Tasmanian specimens examined)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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10-Dec-2023 | POLYPLACOPHORA | 20-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
13-Oct-2015 | POLYPLACOPHORA | 01-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |