WoRMS taxon details
Leptochiton pumilus Sirenko & Saito, 2020
1472623 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1472623)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sirenko B.I., Saito H. (2020). Two new species of the family Leptochitonidae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the tropical and subtropical shallow waters of the West Pacific. The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society. 24(1/2): 19-36.
page(s): 21, figs. 1-6 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 21, figs. 1-6 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Papua New Guinea, Kranket Island, west side,...
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Papua New Guinea, Kranket Island, west side, 05°11.8′ S, 145°48.8′ E, depth 7–15 m [details]
Distribution Philippines and Papua New Guinea, depth 5–90 m.
Distribution Philippines and Papua New Guinea, depth 5–90 m. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton pumilus Sirenko & Saito, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472623 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Sirenko B.I., Saito H. (2020). Two new species of the family Leptochitonidae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the tropical and subtropical shallow waters of the West Pacific. The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society. 24(1/2): 19-36.
page(s): 21, figs. 1-6 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 21, figs. 1-6 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
- Type locality
- type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
- From editor or global species database
- Philippines
