Leptochitonidae

Family of molluscs

Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton asellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Lepidopleurida
Suborder: Lepidopleurina
Family: Leptochitonidae
Dall, 1889
Genera
  • Subfamily Helminthochitoninae
    • Helminthochiton Salter, 1846
    • Pterochiton Dall, 1882
    • Cymatochiton Dall, 1882
    • Pterygochiton De Rochebrune, 1883
    • Trachypleura Jawkel, 1900
    • Permochiton Iredale & Hull, 1926
    • Pseudischnochiton Ashby, 1930
    • Acutichiton Hoare et al, 1972
    • Mesochiton Van Belle, 1975
  • Subfamily Leptochitoninae
    • Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826
    • Leptochiton Gray, 1847
    • Parachiton Thiele, 1909
Synonyms

Lepidopleuridae

Leptochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc. While the subfamily Leptochitoninae has both extant and extinct species, all members of Helminthochitoninae are extinct.[1]

References

  1. ^ van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
Taxon identifiers
Leptochitonidae


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