Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Polyplacophora > Subclass Neoloricata > Order Lepidopleurida > Suborder Lepidopleurina > Family Leptochitonidae > Genus Leptochiton

Leptochiton compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Leptochiton*	Gray, 1847	accepted genus name
*Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton)*		synonym
*Leptochiton (Leptochiton)*		synonym

Literature

original description	Carmona Zalvide P. & Urgorri V. (1999). Descripción de dos nuevas especies de Moluscos Poliplacóforos en el litoral Atlántico de la Península Ibérica: Leptochiton (L.) gascognensis Kaas y van Belle, 1985 y L. (L.) compostellanum n. sp.. Iberus 17(2): 97-107
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Schwabe, E.; Gofas, S. (2014). Leptochiton compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140203