MolluscaBase taxon details
Callistochiton leei A. J. Ferreira, 1979
386130 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:386130)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ferreira, A. J. (1979). The genus <i>Callistochiton</i> Dall, 1879 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the Eastern Pacific, with description of a new species. <em>The Veliger.</em> 21(4): 444-466., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42515402
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Type locality contained in Southern California Bight
type locality contained in Southern California Bight [details]
Etymology Named for the American invertebrate zoologist, Welton L. Lee.
Etymology Named for the American invertebrate zoologist, Welton L. Lee. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Callistochiton leei A. J. Ferreira, 1979. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=386130 on 2025-09-12
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Ferreira, A. J. (1979). The genus <i>Callistochiton</i> Dall, 1879 (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the Eastern Pacific, with description of a new species. <em>The Veliger.</em> 21(4): 444-466., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42515402
page(s): 451, figs 7-12 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Named for the American invertebrate zoologist, Welton L. Lee. [details]