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

LeptochitonGray, 1847accepted 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

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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

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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