original description
Dall, W. H. (1879). Report on the limpets and chitons of the Alaskan and Arctic regions, with descriptions of genera and species believed to be new. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 1: 281-344, pls 1-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651354
page(s): 314 [details]
From editor or global species database
Authority Pilsbry [1892, Manual of conchology, ser. 1, 14: 16] described "Lepidopleurus curvatus Carpenter n. sp.", but the combined description of Deshayesiella and Leptochiton curvatus in Dall (1879) rendered both names available. [details]