original description
(of Leptochiton (Leptochiton) compostellanum Carmona Zalvide & Urgorri, 1999) Carmona Zalvide P. & Urgorri V. (1999). Descripción de dos nuevas especies de Moluscos Poliplacóforos en el litoral Atlántico de la Península Ibérica: <i>Leptochiton (L.) gascognensis</i> Kaas y van Belle, 1985 y <i>L. (L.) compostellanum</i> n. sp.. <i>Iberus 17(2)</i>: 97-107, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32629538
page(s): 104-107 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04543.21a [details]
basis of record
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality off N.W. Spain (43°20'0"N, 9°34'48"/9°34'54"W, 753-836 m) [details]