Leptochiton (chiton)
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Scientific classification 
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Leptochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs. Some Leptochiton species became extinct during the Pliocene period,[1] but there are also extant species.
Distribution
Worldwide.[2]
Species
- Leptochiton antarcticus Sirenko, 2015[2]
- Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791) - type species[2]
- Leptochiton inquinatus (Reeve, 1847)[3]
- Leptochiton kerguelensis (Haddon, 1886)[2]
- Leptochiton laurae Schwabe & Sellanes, 2010[2]
- and many more
References
- ^ a b van Belle, R. A. (1981). Catalogue of Fossil Chitons. ISBN 90 6279 018 6.
- ^ a b c d e Sirenko B.I. (2015). "Leptochiton antarcticus (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) – a new species from the Southern Ocean". Ruthenica 25(4): 139-145. PDF.
- ^ * Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 ISBN 978-1877257-60-5
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