Leptochiton (Leptochiton) troncosoi Zalvide et al. 2004 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae

Full reference: P. C. Zalvide, V. Urgorri, and F. J. GarciĆ”. 2004. Two new species of Leptochiton Gray, 1847 (Polyplacophora) from the Iberian Peninsula (eastern Atlantic Coast). The Nautilus 118(4):144-151

Belongs to Leptochiton (Leptochiton) according to P. C. Zalvide et al. 2004

Sister taxon: Leptochiton (Leptochiton) pepezamorai

Type specimen: MNCN 15.03/482, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leptochiton (Leptochiton) troncosoi in the database

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