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).