MolluscaBase taxon details
Leptochiton antarcticus Sirenko, 2015
867508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867508)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sirenko B.I. (2015). <i>Leptochiton antarcticus</i> (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) – a new species from the Southern Ocean. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 25(4): 139-146., available online at https://ruthenica.net/sites/default/files/2020-02/vol25_139-145_Sirenko.pdf [details] 
Note Southern Ocean, Scotia Sea, off South Sandwich...
Type locality Southern Ocean, Scotia Sea, off South Sandwich Islands, 59°42.0’S, 28°12.9’W, 142–160 m [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptochiton antarcticus Sirenko, 2015. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867508 on 2025-09-11
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Sirenko B.I. (2015). <i>Leptochiton antarcticus</i> (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) – a new species from the Southern Ocean. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 25(4): 139-146., available online at https://ruthenica.net/sites/default/files/2020-02/vol25_139-145_Sirenko.pdf [details]
basis of record Sirenko, B. (2024). The chitons of the family Leptochitonidae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Emperor Seamounts, Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5474(5): 522-532., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5474.5.4
page(s): 528 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Sirenko B.I. (2019). First finding of a widely distributed Antarctic chiton species (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the North Pacific. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 29(1): 71-74.
page(s): 71, figs 1-3 [details]
basis of record Sirenko, B. (2024). The chitons of the family Leptochitonidae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Emperor Seamounts, Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5474(5): 522-532., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5474.5.4
page(s): 528 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sirenko B.I. (2019). First finding of a widely distributed Antarctic chiton species (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the North Pacific. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 29(1): 71-74.
page(s): 71, figs 1-3 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Southern Ocean, Scotia Sea, off South Sandwich Islands, 59°42.0’S, 28°12.9’W, 142–160 m [details]
