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Family: Leptochitonidae



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96 species
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Max. Length 4 cm DL

 
Belknapchiton alveolus
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Hanleyella asiatica
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Hanleyella henrici
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Hanleyella japonica
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Max. Length 0.8 cm BL

 
Hanleyella oldroydi
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Lepidopleurus asellus
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Lepidopleurus cajetanus
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Lepidopleurus cancellatus
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Lepidopleurus dorsuosus
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Lepidopleurus nierstraszi
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL

 
Lepidopleurus pergranatus
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Leptochiton africanus
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Max. Length 1.0 cm TL

 
Leptochiton albemarlensis
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Leptochiton algesirensis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Leptochiton americanus
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Leptochiton arcticus
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Leptochiton asellus
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Leptochiton ater
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Leptochiton batialis
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Leptochiton belknapi
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Leptochiton binghami
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Leptochiton boettgeri
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Leptochiton boucheti
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Leptochiton cancellatus
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL

 
Leptochiton chariessa
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Leptochiton cimicoides
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL

 
Leptochiton curvatus
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL

 
Leptochiton darioi
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Leptochiton deecresswellae
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Leptochiton deforgesi
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Leptochiton denhartogi
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Leptochiton diomedeae
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Leptochiton eugenei
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Leptochiton fairchildi
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Leptochiton finlayi
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL

 
Leptochiton fuliginatus
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Leptochiton gascognensis
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL

 
Leptochiton geronensis
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Leptochiton habei
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Max. Length 2.1 cm TL

 
Leptochiton hakodatensis
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL

 
Leptochiton hirasei
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Leptochiton hiriensis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Leptochiton incongruus
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Leptochiton inquinatus
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Max. Length 2 cm BL

 
Leptochiton japonicus
[Ivory chiton]
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Leptochiton jordanensis
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Leptochiton kerguelensis
[Cryptic sea cradle]
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Leptochiton latidens
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Leptochiton leloupi
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Leptochiton lifuensis
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Max. Length 1.7 cm TL

 
Leptochiton lineatus
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Leptochiton longispinus
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Max. Length 1 cm TL

 
Leptochiton medinae
[Small pale sea cradle]
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Leptochiton myeikensis
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Leptochiton nexus
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Leptochiton norfolcensis
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Leptochiton odhneri
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Leptochiton okamurai
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Leptochiton otagoensis
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Leptochiton pepezamorai
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Leptochiton permodestus
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Leptochiton persianus
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Leptochiton rarinota
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Leptochiton rissoi
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Leptochiton ronaldi
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL

 
Leptochiton rugatus
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Leptochiton saitoi
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Leptochiton sarsi
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Leptochiton scabridus
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Leptochiton seishinmaruae
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Leptochiton subantarcticus
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Leptochiton subrugatus
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Leptochiton surugensis
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Max. Length 2.3 cm TL

 
Leptochiton sykesi
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Leptochiton tahitiensis
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Leptochiton tenuidontus
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Leptochiton tenuis
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Leptochiton textilis
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Max. Length 1 cm TL

 
Leptochiton thalattius
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Leptochiton thandari
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Leptochiton torishimensis
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Leptochiton troncosoi
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Leptochiton vanbellei
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Leptochiton verconis
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Leptochiton vietnamensis
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Max. Length 4.5 cm BL

 
Oldroydia bidentata
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL

 
Oldroydia percrassa
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Parachiton acuminatus
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Parachiton communis
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Parachiton eos
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Max. Length 1.8 cm BL

 
Parachiton fornix
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Parachiton hodgsoni
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Parachiton indecorus
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Parachiton mauricejayi
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Parachiton mestayerae
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Parachiton politus
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