A summary of reports of abyssal and hadal Monoplacophora and Polyplacophora (Mollusca) *
Author
Schwabe, Enrico
text
Zootaxa
2008
1866
205
222
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.183815
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183815
Leptochiton alveolus
(M. Sars MS,
Lovén, 1846
)
Chiton alveolus
M. Sars
MS,
Lovén 1846
: 159
.
The species was subsequently reported from the following localities:
specimen number unknown; from
Spain
, Galicia, west of Cabo Finisterre (
43°01'N
,
09°37'W
),
2018 m
(
Locard 1898
) [locality data kindly provided by Virginie Héros,
France
]
1 specimen
from the Bay of Biscay (
44°10'N
,
04°16'W
),
2170 m
;
1 specimen
from the Bay of Biscay (
46°27'N
,
10°26'W
)
4825 m
;
1 specimen
from the Bay of Biscay (
44°10'N
,
05°15'W
),
1870–2000 m
(
Kaas 1979
)
Remarks: There are several more abyssal records of
Leptochiton alveolus
in the literature, but the present
author divided the data into Atlantic records (
L. alveolus
) and IndoPacific records (
L. belknapi
, see below),
following the opinions of
Kaas & Van Belle (1987)
.