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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA021C22FF481206FE7FF8AD" bold="true" box="[151,487,1801,1827]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="171">Leptochiton longibranchiae</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="131A2A49BA021C22FF401223FF7CF8CA" box="[159,228,1836,1861]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1891,1913]" captionTargetBox="[307,1274,209,1829]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[294,1289,193,1844]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 8. Preserved specimens of three species. A. Leptochiton laurae Schwabe &amp; Sellanes, 2010, (ZISP 2259). Chile, near Valdivia, BL— 16.0 mm, dorsal and lateral views; B. L. laurae, (ZISP 2260). South Orkney Ids, RV Evrika, dredge 32, BL— 13.0 mm, dorsal and lateral views; C. L. laurae, (ZISP 2261). South Shetland Ids., RV Polarstern, st. 149, BL— 10 mm, dorsal and lateral views; D. Leptochiton longibranchiae n. sp., paratype, (ZISP 2213) BL— 9.0 mm, ventral view; E. Leptochiton peruvianus n. sp., paratype, (ZISP 2211), BL— 6.5 mm, dorsal and lateral views. Scale bars 1.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/241618/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="171">Figs 8</figureCitation>
D, 2326)
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA021C22FF48127BFE88F804" box="[151,272,1908,1930]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="171">Leptochiton</emphasis>
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sp.
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37, Figs EI.
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.
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<typeStatus id="549A886EBA021C22FF3512BEFECAF844" box="[234,338,1969,1994]" pageId="20" pageNumber="171" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
(ZISP 2212), now disarticulated consisting of SEM stub of valves I, V, VI, VIII, part of perinotum and radula, mount of part of perinotum and radula and vial with other valves, and 15
<typeStatus id="549A886EBA021C22FB8F12D9FB23F860" box="[1104,1211,2006,2030]" pageId="20" pageNumber="171" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
(ZISP 2213).
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<typeStatus id="549A886EBA031C23FF181598FE9AFF3E" box="[199,258,151,176]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Type</typeStatus>
locality.
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Peru-Chile Trench,
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,
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,
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, (RV Akademik Kurchatov, cruise 4, st. 274).
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FF1815D0FED6FF76" bold="true" box="[199,334,223,248]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Etymology.</emphasis>
The name is Latin for long line of gills. This species has very extensive row of ctenidia which is unusual for the genus
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FE51140BFD8CFE93" box="[398,532,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Leptochiton</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FF181428FD04FECE" bold="true" box="[199,668,295,320]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Material examined. Peru-Chile Trench,</emphasis>
RV Akademik Kurchatov, cruise 4, st. 274,
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,
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,
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,
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, BL—
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and 15
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BL—
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;
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<collectingCountry id="F336765CBA031C23FC701443FC72FEEB" box="[943,1002,332,357]" name="Peru" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Peru</collectingCountry>
, W of Hucho Lima dept
</emphasis>
.
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,
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,
<quantity id="4CD99B29BA031C23FEC1147FFEFFFE09" box="[286,359,368,392]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="21" pageNumber="172" unit="m" value="400.0">400 m</quantity>
, 1 spm (BL—
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), 15.05.971, examined by author in
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.
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FF18149BFEF8FE23" bold="true" box="[199,352,404,429]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="F336765CBA031C23FEB8149AFE02FE22" box="[359,410,405,428]" name="Peru" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Peru</collectingCountry>
and
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from
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to
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,
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<subSubSection id="C33B6547BA031C23FF1814B8FF76FD0A" pageId="21" pageNumber="172" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FF1814B8FED9FE5E" bold="true" box="[199,321,439,464]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Animal of small size. Valves lowly elevated, carinated. Tail valve wider than head valve, mucro subcentral. Tegmentum with distinct oval granules arranged in longitudinal rows on central area of intermediate valves and antemucronal area of tail valve and quincuncially in other areas. Each granule with one megalaesthete and eight surrounding micraesthetes. Dorsal scales elongate, sharply pointed, with one rib. Central teeth of radula rectangular, major lateral teeth with short unidentate distally narrowed cusp. Eighteen gills per side from valve III to anus.
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<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA031C23FF48125FFF72F82D" blockId="21.[151,1436,1872,1955]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FF48125FFEB8F8E8" bold="true" box="[151,288,1872,1894]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">FIGURE 18.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C214D4FBA031C23FEF9125FFE7AF8E8" box="[294,482,1872,1894]" class="Polyplacophora" family="Leptochitonidae" genus="Leptochiton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidopleurida" pageId="21" pageNumber="172" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="sykesi">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FEF9125FFE7AF8E8" box="[294,482,1872,1894]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">Leptochiton sykesi</emphasis>
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(Sowerby III, 1905), (ZISP 2266). South Africa, near Cape Town, one specimen deposited in ZISP, BL—18.0 mm.
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FEA91261FE10F80A" bold="true" box="[374,392,1902,1924]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">A</emphasis>
. Dorsal, marginal and ventral scales and needles;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FC5A1261FC2DF80A" bold="true" box="[901,949,1902,1924]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">B, D</emphasis>
. Central portion of radula;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA031C23FB141261FB45F80A" bold="true" box="[1227,1245,1902,1924]" pageId="21" pageNumber="172">C</emphasis>
. Dorsal scales and needles.
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<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA001C20FF481296FA91F862" blockId="22.[151,1436,1945,2028]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FF481296FE81F821" bold="true" box="[151,281,1945,1967]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">FIGURE 19</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FEF91296FE7AF821" box="[294,482,1945,1967]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">Leptochiton sykesi</emphasis>
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(Sowerby III, 1905), (ZISP 2266). South Africa, near Cape Town, one specimen deposited in ZISP, BL—18.0 mm.
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FEAB12B7FE1EF840" bold="true" box="[372,390,1976,1998]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">A</emphasis>
. Sutural needle;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FDEF12B7FDC7F840" bold="true" box="[560,607,1976,1998]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">B, C</emphasis>
. Dorsal scales;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FD2112B7FC88F840" bold="true" box="[766,784,1976,1998]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">D</emphasis>
. Dorsal needle;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FC6B12B7FC5DF840" bold="true" box="[948,965,1976,1998]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">E</emphasis>
. Marginal needle;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FB5C12B7FB08F840" bold="true" box="[1155,1168,1976,1998]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">F</emphasis>
. Ventral scales;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FAEB12B7FADDF840" bold="true" box="[1332,1349,1976,1998]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">G</emphasis>
. Central and first lateral teeth;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FEAA12D9FE11F862" bold="true" box="[373,393,2006,2028]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">H</emphasis>
. Head of major lateral tooth;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA001C20FD6A12D9FD27F862" bold="true" box="[693,703,2006,2028]" pageId="22" pageNumber="173">I</emphasis>
. Aesthete group in central area. Scale bar 100 µm (AH).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA011C21FF481203FF56F8F1" blockId="23.[151,1436,1804,1919]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FF481203FE87F8AC" bold="true" box="[151,287,1804,1826]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">FIGURE 20.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FEFB1203FD90F8AC" box="[292,520,1804,1826]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Leptochiton lascrusesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FDD11203FDDFF8AC" bold="true" box="[526,583,1804,1826]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">n. sp.</emphasis>
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Holotype, (ZISP 2207). Chile, Las Cruses, BL—4.0 mm.
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FB4E1203FB3BF8AC" bold="true" box="[1169,1187,1804,1826]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">A</emphasis>
. Valve I, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FA5B1203FA0DF8AC" bold="true" box="[1412,1429,1804,1826]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">B</emphasis>
. Valve II, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FE5F1224FE01F8CF" bold="true" box="[384,409,1835,1857]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">C.</emphasis>
Valve V, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FD561224FD03F8CF" bold="true" box="[649,667,1835,1857]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">D</emphasis>
. Valve VIII, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FC701224FC58F8CF" bold="true" box="[943,960,1835,1857]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">E</emphasis>
. Valve IV, ventral view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FB181224FB4CF8CF" bold="true" box="[1223,1236,1835,1857]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">F</emphasis>
. Valve II, detail of tegmentum surface of central area;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FDD61245FD82F8EE" bold="true" box="[521,538,1866,1888]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">G</emphasis>
. Valve VIII, detail of tegmentum surface of antemucronal area;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA011C21FB631245FB48F8EE" bold="true" box="[1212,1232,1866,1888]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">H</emphasis>
. Valve VIII, lateral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0E1C2EFF481307FD7EF9D5" blockId="24.[151,1435,1544,1627]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0E1C2EFF481307FEB8F990" bold="true" box="[151,288,1544,1566]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">FIGURE 21.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0E1C2EFEF81307FD95F990" box="[295,525,1544,1566]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">Leptochiton lascrusesi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0E1C2EFDCB1307FDD6F990" bold="true" box="[532,590,1544,1566]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">n. sp.</emphasis>
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Holotype, (ZISP 2207). Chile, Las Cruses, BL—4.0 mm.
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0E1C2EFB7A1307FB2FF990" bold="true" box="[1189,1207,1544,1566]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">A</emphasis>
. Dorsal, marginal and ventral scales and needles;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0E1C2EFE741328FE24F9B3" bold="true" box="[427,444,1575,1597]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">B</emphasis>
. Sutural needles and dorsal scales;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0E1C2EFCFB1328FCAEF9B3" bold="true" box="[804,822,1575,1597]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">C</emphasis>
. Sutural, dorsal, marginal and ventral scales and needles;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0E1C2EFA5C1328FA0DF9B3" bold="true" box="[1411,1429,1575,1597]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">D</emphasis>
. Dorsal and ventral scales and marginal needles and scales.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C33B6547BA0E1C2CFF1813A8FCB4F95D" lastPageId="26" lastPageNumber="177" pageId="24" pageNumber="175" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0E1C2EFF1813A8FABAF8C1" blockId="24.[151,1437,1703,2016]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0E1C2EFF1813A8FEC1F94E" bold="true" box="[199,345,1703,1728]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">Description.</emphasis>
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BL—
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. Shell widening to tail (animal ovoid in outline). Valves carinated, low (elevation ratio
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valve V), not beaked. Color of tegmentum white. Head valve semicircular, noticeably narrower than tail valve (ratio of width of tail valve to width of head valve 1.2). Intermediate valves rectangular, short and wide, anterior and posterior margins nearly straight, lateral margins rounded, not beaked, lateral areas not raised. Tail valve large with subcentral mucro, antemucronal slope straight, postmucronal slope convex.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0E1C2EFF181253FE3FF851" blockId="24.[151,1437,1703,2016]" pageId="24" pageNumber="175">Tegmentum sculptured with distinct oval granules arranged in longitudinal chains in central areas of intermediate valves and in quincuncial pattern in other areas. Each granule with one megalaesthete and eight micraesthetes around megalaesthete, aesthete pores of megalaesthete (10 µm) a little larger than pores of micraesthetes (78 µm).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0F1C2FFF48127DFB48F86A" blockId="25.[151,1436,1906,2020]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFF48127DFE81F806" bold="true" box="[151,281,1906,1928]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">FIGURE 22</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFEF8127DFD94F806" box="[295,524,1906,1928]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">Leptochiton lascrusesi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFDCC127DFDD5F806" bold="true" box="[531,589,1906,1928]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">n. sp.</emphasis>
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Holotype, (ZISP 2207). BL—4.0 mm (AG, K, L) and paratype BL—3.2 mm (H J), Chile, Las Cruses.
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFEAB129EFE1EF829" bold="true" box="[372,390,1937,1959]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">A</emphasis>
. Sutural needle;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFDED129EFDDBF829" bold="true" box="[562,579,1937,1959]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">B</emphasis>
. Dorsal scales;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFD3D129EFD6CF829" bold="true" box="[738,756,1937,1959]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">C</emphasis>
. Marginal needle;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFC6D129EFC7AF829" bold="true" box="[946,994,1937,1959]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">D, E</emphasis>
. Marginal scales;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFB45129EFB3FF829" bold="true" box="[1178,1191,1937,1959]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">F</emphasis>
. Ventral scale in middle part;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFF1412A0FF44F84B" bold="true" box="[203,220,1967,1989]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">G</emphasis>
. Ventral scale near margin, ventral view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFDA012A0FD0BF84B" bold="true" box="[639,659,1967,1989]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">H</emphasis>
. Central and first lateral teeth;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFC1312A0FC4EF84B" bold="true" box="[972,982,1967,1989]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">I</emphasis>
. Major lateral tooth;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFB7312A0FB21F84B" bold="true" box="[1196,1209,1967,1989]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">J</emphasis>
. Head of major lateral tooth;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFF0712C1FF74F86A" bold="true" box="[216,236,1998,2020]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">K</emphasis>
. Aesthete group in central area;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0F1C2FFDEA12C1FDDEF86A" bold="true" box="[565,582,1998,2020]" pageId="25" pageNumber="176">L</emphasis>
. Valve V, rostral view. Scale bar 100 µm (AJ) and 1.0 mm (L).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0C1C2CFF481014FC09FAE0" blockId="26.[151,1436,1307,1390]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFF481014FE81FABF" bold="true" box="[151,281,1307,1329]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">FIGURE 23</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFEF81014FDDAFABF" box="[295,578,1307,1329]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">Leptochiton longibranchiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFD971014FD1AFABF" bold="true" box="[584,642,1307,1329]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">n. sp.</emphasis>
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Holotype, (ZISP 2212). Peru-Chile Trench, RV Akademik Kurchatov, st.274. BL—8.5 mm.
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFEF21035FEA7FADE" bold="true" box="[301,319,1338,1360]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">A</emphasis>
. Valve I, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFDF41035FDA4FADE" bold="true" box="[555,572,1338,1360]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">B</emphasis>
. Valve V, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFCF11035FCD8FADE" bold="true" box="[814,832,1338,1360]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">C</emphasis>
. Valve VIII, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFB911035FBF8FADE" bold="true" box="[1102,1120,1338,1360]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">D</emphasis>
. Valve V, detail of tegmentum surface;
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFF321057FF66FAE0" bold="true" box="[237,254,1368,1390]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">E</emphasis>
. Valve VI, ventral view. Scale bars 1 mm (AC, E), 100 µm (D).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0C1C2CFF181094FEB8FA56" blockId="26.[151,1437,1435,2036]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">Articulamentum moderately developed, apophyses short and wide (width of apophyses more than width of jugal sinus).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0C1C2CFF1810ECFE4EF9E6" blockId="26.[151,1437,1435,2036]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">
Girdle relatively narrow (about
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, near valve V, 9.3% of total width), dorsally covered with elongate sharply pointed scales (77
<date id="FF9F100CBA0C1C2CFE101307FE73F9AE" box="[463,491,1544,1568]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177" value="1978-10-18" valueMax="1978-10-20" valueMin="1978-10-18">78</date>
x 1820 µm) with one rib. Intersegmental area with long needles (140
<date id="FF9F100CBA0C1C2CFAF61307FAC5F9AE" box="[1321,1373,1544,1568]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177" value="2012-10">x 12</date>
µm). Marginal needles shorter than sutural ones (114
<date id="FF9F100CBA0C1C2CFD651323FD46F9CA" box="[698,734,1580,1604]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">x 8</date>
µm). Girdle covered ventrally with elongate, smooth, sharply pointed scales (
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µm).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0C1C2CFF18137CFCB9F921" blockId="26.[151,1437,1435,2036]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">
Radula of
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<quantity id="4CD99B29BA0C1C2CFE71137BFD90F905" box="[430,520,1652,1676]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.4" pageId="26" pageNumber="177" unit="mm" value="4.4">4.4 mm</quantity>
long with 33 transverse rows of mature teeth. Central teeth rectangular, major lateral teeth with short unidentate, distally narrowed cusp.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0C1C2CFF1813B4FCB4F95D" blockId="26.[151,1437,1435,2036]" box="[199,812,1723,1748]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">Eighteen gills per side arranged from valve III to anus.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B9E36CCBA0C1C2CFF1813D0FB87F809" blockId="26.[151,1437,1435,2036]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFF1813D0FEA3F976" bold="true" box="[199,315,1759,1784]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">Remarks.</emphasis>
The
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have different number of gills depending on body size: smallest
<typeStatus id="549A886EBA0C1C2CFB0413EFFAA3F976" box="[1243,1339,1760,1784]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
(BL—
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) has 16 gills whereas the largest
<typeStatus id="549A886EBA0C1C2CFD9C120BFD3CF892" box="[579,676,1796,1820]" pageId="26" pageNumber="177" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
(BL—
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) has 22 gills per side. Two more specimens: LASM,
<collectingCountry id="F336765CBA0C1C2CFF481227FF55F8B1" box="[151,205,1832,1855]" name="Peru" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">Peru</collectingCountry>
, W of Hucho Lima dept.,
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,
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,
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, 1 spm, (BL—
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) (studied by author) and ZSM Mol 20070757,
<collectingCountry id="F336765CBA0C1C2CFE951244FE1FF8EA" box="[330,391,1867,1892]" name="Chile" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">Chile</collectingCountry>
off Mejillones,
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,
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,
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, 1 spm, (BL—
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) (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B3DBA0C1C2CFB711244FF49F806" author="Schwabe" pageId="26" pageNumber="177" refString="Schwabe, E. &amp; Sellanes, J. (2010) Revision of Chilean bathyal chitons Mollusca: Polyplacophora) associated with cold-seeps, including description of a new species of Leptochiton (Leptochitonidae). Organisms Diversity &amp; Evolution, 10 (1), 31 - 55. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 13127 - 009 - 0002 - 6" type="journal article" year="2010">Schwabe &amp; Sellanes, 2010</bibRefCitation>
) have 23 and 21 gills per side respectively, arranged from valve III to anus.
</paragraph>
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This new species is easily distinguishable from many other species of the genus
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<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFB9B129CFB51F822" box="[1092,1225,1939,1964]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">Leptochiton</emphasis>
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by the long line of its gills which reach to valve III, the large tail valve and the unidentate cusp of major lateral tooth. It is most similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C214D4FBA0C1C2CFF6B12D3FECCF87A" box="[180,340,2011,2036]" class="Polyplacophora" family="Leptochitonidae" genus="Leptochiton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidopleurida" pageId="26" pageNumber="177" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="halistreptus">
<emphasis id="B955EADEBA0C1C2CFF6B12D3FECCF87A" box="[180,340,2011,2036]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="177">L. halistreptus</emphasis>
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which has an extended row of gills (24 gills arranged from valve V to anus) and a wide tail valve and it differs in having longitudinal rows on central areas of intermediate valves (quincuncially in
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), the number of aesthetes pores (
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and
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), the distally narrowed cusp of major lateral teeth and in having one rib on dorsal scales (
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). From
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which also has an extended row of gills
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differs in the number of ribs on the dorsal scales (
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and
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), in having carinated valves (rounded in
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) and a distally narrowed cusp of the major lateral teeth of the radula.
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