Lepidozona coreanica (Reeve, 1847)

Sirenko, Boris I. & Zhang, Junlong, 2019, Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) of Hainan Island and vicinity, South China Sea, Zootaxa 4564 (1), pp. 1-40 : 8

Lepidozona coreanica (Reeve, 1847)

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Chiton coreanicus Reeve 1847a: 24 ; 1847b: pl. 26, fig. 128.

Lepidozona coreanica ; Is. Taki 1938: 376; 1962: 41; Huang & Xu 1964: 7; Iw. Taki 1964b: 409; Kaas & Van Belle 1980: 31; 1998: 52; Bullock & Harper 1994: 12, pls. 1B, 2C, D, 3B 4E; Saito 1995: 105; 1998: 152; 2000: 15, pl. 7, fig. 25; 2006: 211; 2017: 49, 733, pl. 5, fig. 12; Ma 2004: 5, pl. 2, fig. C; Xu 2008: 457; Zhang et al. 2015: 99, fig. 4; Zhang et al. 2016: 12, fig. 12.

Lepidozona (Lepidozona) coreanicus ; Van Belle 1980: 33, pl. 1, fig. 1.

Lepidozona (Lepidozona) coreanica ; Van Belle 1982: 470; Kaas & Van Belle 1987: 225, fig. 102, map 43 (bibliography and synonymy); Dell’Angelo et al. 1990: 37.

Type material. Lectotype ( BMNH 1986 . 136/1), designated by Kaas & Van Belle 1987. Type locality. Korean Archipelago. Material examined. South China Sea, Hainan Island , stn. 2, 20°09’36’’N, 110°41′17’’E, depth 1–3 m, on stones, 5 spms, BL 11.0–24.0 mm, 13.11.2016, leg. B. Sirenko, S. Grebelniy. Distribution. Japan, Korea, Qingdao, Hong Kong, Hainan, Beibu Gulf ( Gulf of Tongkin ) ( Cat Ba Island ). Remarks. This is the first record of L. coreanica from Hainan Island .

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FIGURE 2. Complete specimens of species of genera Callochiton, Ischnochiton, Lepidozona and Rhyssoplax: A. Callochiton multidentatus, Hainan, stn 27, BL 5.5 mm; B. Ischnochiton boninensis, Fujian Province, BL 17.0 mm; C. Ischnochiton comptus, Hainan, stn 29, BL 12.0 mm; D. Lepidozona coreanica, Hainan, stn 2, BL 22.0 mm; E. Rhyssoplax komaiana, Hainan, 57-1051, BL 12.0 mm; F. Rhyssoplax venusta, Guangxi Province, BL 11.5 mm.