Leptochiton vanbellei Sirenko, 2001

Sigwart, Julia D. & Sirenko, Boris I., 2012, Deep-sea chitons from sunken wood in the West Pacific (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida): taxonomy, distribution, and seven new species, Zootaxa 3195, pp. 1-38 : 12

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.280094
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5218583
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scientific name	Leptochiton vanbellei Sirenko, 2001
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Leptochiton vanbellei Sirenko, 2001 View in CoL

Leptochiton vanbellei Sirenko 2001: 53 View in CoL –55, figs 97–111, 180–181; 2004: 114, table 1; Schwabe 2008: 215; Sigwart et al. 2011: table 3, fig. 2; Yearsley & Sigwart 2011: table 1.

Material examined. Holotype ( MNHN 6134) and 4 paratypes ( MNHN 6135). 14 specimens in 3 lots from Vanuatu, 42 specimens in 13 lots from the Solomon Islands.

Distribution. Previously reported from Vanuatu ( Sirenko 2001), the new records expand the distribution within Vanuatu (658–900 m) and also add records from the Solomon Islands (454 m, 640–1313 m). Found living and feeding on sunken terrestrial plant remains.

Remarks. The distribution of L. vanbellei is very similar to that of L. thandari .