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Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826

Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791)Specimen from Cal, Almer, Spain (actual size 5.0 mm).
Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791)
Specimen from Cal, Almer, Spain (actual size 5.0 mm).

138116  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138116)

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Chiton cajetanus Poli, 1791 † accepted as Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Lepidopleurus benoisti (Rochebrune, 1883) †
  2. Species Lepidopleurus cajetanus (Poli, 1791)
  3. Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Leptochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Subgenus Lepidopleurus (Parachiton) Thiele, 1909 accepted as Parachiton Thiele, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Lepidopleurus (Parachiton) thielei Sulc, 1934 † accepted as Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Lepidopleurus africanus Nierstrasz, 1906 accepted as Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Lepidopleurus arcticus G. O. Sars, 1878 accepted as Leptochiton arcticus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Lepidopleurus cancellatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Leptochiton cancellatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) (synonym)
    5. Species Lepidopleurus carinatus Leach, 1852 accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
    6. Species Lepidopleurus carinatus Dall, 1927 accepted as Hanleya hanleyi (W. Bean, 1844) (invalid: junior homonym of Lepidopleuris carinatus Leach, 1852; Hanleya dalli is a replacement name)
    7. Species Lepidopleurus corallinus Risso, 1826 accepted as Rhyssoplax corallina (Risso, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Lepidopleurus dorsuosus Haddon, 1886 accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (synonym)
    9. Species Lepidopleurus granoliratus P. P. Carpenter, 1892 accepted as Leptochiton algesirensis (Capellini, 1859) (synonym)
    10. Species Lepidopleurus intermedius Salvini-Plawen, 1968 accepted as Leptochiton intermedius (Salvini-Plawen, 1968) accepted as Leptochiton cimicoides (Monterosato, 1879) (original combination)
    11. Species Lepidopleurus luridus Dall, 1902 accepted as Leptochiton luridus (Dall, 1902) (synonym)
    12. Species Lepidopleurus maguntiacus Rochebrune, 1883 † accepted as Leptochiton maguntiacus (Rochebrune, 1883) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    13. Species Lepidopleurus nicomedes Dall, 1919 accepted as Stenosemus exaratus (G. O. Sars, 1878) (synonym)
    14. Species Lepidopleurus odhneri Bergenhayn, 1931 accepted as Leptochiton odhneri (Bergenhayn, 1931) (original combination)
    15. Species Lepidopleurus sulcatus Risso, 1826 accepted as Rhyssoplax olivacea (L. Spengler, 1797) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    16. Species Lepidopleurus sulci Baluk, 1971 † accepted as Leptochiton sulci (Baluk, 1971) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
    recent + fossil
    masculine
    Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
    page(s): 267 [details] OpenAccess publication
    MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138116 on 2026-04-25
    Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138116 on 2026-04-25
    Date
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    2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
    created
    Gofas, Serge
    2005-04-05 17:36:55Z
    changed
    Vanden Berghe, Edward
    2009-03-20 07:57:47Z
    checked
    Schwabe, Enrico
    2012-04-18 19:31:56Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2018-07-25 08:46:25Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe

    original description Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
    page(s): 267 [details] OpenAccess publication

    basis of record Yakovleva, A. M. (1952). [in Russian] Shell-bearing Mollusks (Loricata) of the seas of the USSR. Fauna USSR no. 45: 107 pp, 53 figs., 11 pls. Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
    page(s): 50 [details] 

    additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
    page(s): 18 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    subsequent type designation Herrmannsen, A. N. (1846-1852). Indicis Generum Malacozoorum primordia. Fischer, Cassel. Vol. 1: i-xxviii, 1-637 pp. [i-xxviii + 1-104: 1 Sep 1846; 105-232: 1 Dec 1846; 233-360: 1 Mar 1847; 361-488: 18 Apr 1847; 489-616: 25 May 1847; 617-637: 17 Jul 1847]; 2: 1-717, xxix-xlii pp. [1-104: 17 Jul 1847; 105-232: 8 Sep 1847; 233-352: 7 Dec 1847; 353-492: 18 Feb 1848; 493-612: Feb 1849; 613-717 + xxix-xliii: Mar 1849]; Supplementa et corrigenda: i-v, 1-140 pp. [Dec 1852]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10695423
    page(s): Vol. 1: 582 [details] 
    		 
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