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

Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

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

Species group names

*Chiton asellus*	Gmelin, 1791	basionym
*Chiton asellus*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Chiton cinereus*	Linnaeus, 1767 sensu Montagu, 1803	synonym
*Chiton fuscatus*	Leach, 1852	synonym
*Chiton scoticus*	Leach, 1852	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: grå skallus sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: gewone pissebedkeverslak; pissebedkeverslak

Literature

original description	Gmelin, J.F., 1788-1793. In: Linné, C., Systema naturae, Edit. 13 aucta et reformata cura J.F. Gmelin. 10 vols, Lipsiae. 1788-1793 et Lugduni, 1789-1796. -1,6
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
additional source	Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.
additional source	Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
GenBank (27 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Leptochiton asellus. 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:140199