Leptochiton saitoi 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.5218579
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scientific name	Leptochiton saitoi Sirenko, 2001
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Leptochiton saitoi Sirenko, 2001 View in CoL

Leptochiton saitoi Sirenko 2001: 47 View in CoL –49, figs 48–64, 172–173; 2004: 114–115, table 1; Sigwart et al. 2011: table 3, fig. 2; Yearsley & Sigwart 2011: table 1.

Material examined. Holotype ( MNHN 6118) and 8 paratypes ( MNHN 6117). 1 specimen from Vanuatu, 10 specimens in 3 lots from the Philippines, 3 specimens in 2 lots from the Solomon Islands.

Distribution. Previously known only from New Caledonia (210–580 m: Sirenko 2001). Now also known from Vanuatu (800 m), the Philippines (583 m, 989 m and 1762 m) and Solomon Islands (1000–1118 m). The new records expand the geographic and bathymetric range for this species. Found living and feeding on sunken terrestrial plant remains.