Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Leptochitonidae

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae

Taxonomy
Leptochitonidae was named by Dall (1889). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lepidopleurina by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995) and Zalvide et al. (2004); and to Neoloricata by Schwabe and Lozouet (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Leptochitonidae Dall
1995Leptochitonidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
2004Leptochitonidae Zalvide et al. p. 144
2006Leptochitonidae Schwabe and Lozouet p. 618

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderLepidopleurina
familyLeptochitonidaeDall 1889
familyLeptochitonidaeDall 1889

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Leptochitonidae Dall 1889
show all | hide all
G. †Gifuchiton Hoare and Karasawa 2008
hide
Gifuchiton pentagonus Hoare and Karasawa 2008
G. Leptochiton Gray 1847
hide
Subg. †Leptochiton (Parachiton) Thiele 1909
Leptochiton algesirensis Capellini 1859
+
Invalid names: Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) algesirensis Angelo and Palazzi 1989 [synonym]
Leptochiton cancellatus Sowerby 1840
Leptochiton clarki Berry 1922
Leptochiton terryiverseni Hybertsen and Kiel 2018
Subfm. Leptochitoninae Dall 1889
hide
G. Lepidopleurus Gray 1847
+
Subg. †Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray 1847
Invalid names: Lepidochiton Gray 1847 [synonym], Rhombichiton Dekoninck 1883 [synonym]
G. †Pterochiton Carpenter 1882
hide
Pterochiton eburonicus de Ryckholt 1845
Pterochiton newelli Smith 1976
Pterochiton spatulatus Hoare et al. 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available