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Lepidopleurus africanus Nierstrasz, 1906

387055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:387055)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Polyplacophora
  5. Neoloricata
  6. Lepidopleurida
  7. Lepidopleurina
  8. Leptochitonidae
  9. Lepidopleurus
  10. Lepidopleurus africanus
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Parachiton africanus (Nierstrasz, 1906)
Species
Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Nierstrasz H. F. (1906). Remarks on the Chitonidae. <i>Tijdschr. ned. dierk. Vereen (2) 10</i>: 141-172
page(s): 155; pl. 3 fig. 1-9 [details] 
Note Oran, Algeria  
Type locality Oran, Algeria [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lepidopleurus africanus Nierstrasz, 1906. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387055 on 2026-07-20
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Lepidopleurus africanus Nierstrasz, 1906. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=387055 on 2026-07-20
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2009-03-23 14:09:41Z
created
Schwabe, Enrico
2025-10-17 13:29:14Z
changed
Herbert, David

original description Nierstrasz H. F. (1906). Remarks on the Chitonidae. <i>Tijdschr. ned. dierk. Vereen (2) 10</i>: 141-172
page(s): 155; pl. 3 fig. 1-9 [details] 

additional source Kaas, P. & Van Belle, R. A. (1998). Catalogue of living chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). second, revised edition. 1-204; Backhyus Publishers Leiden. [details] 
 
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Type locality Oran, Algeria [details]
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