Leptochiton tahitiensis sp. nov. (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Leptochitonidae) from the Society Islands, Polynesia

B.I. Sirenko

Abstract. A new chiton species, Leptochiton tahitiensis sp. nov., is described from Polynesia. The new species differs from other congeners in the structure of granules of tegmentum, in dorsal scales and teeth of radula.

Key words: chitons, Pacific Ocean, Tahiti, Leptochitonidae,Leptochiton, new species

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2020, 29(1): 87–92 ▪ Published online 12 June 2020

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2020.29.1.87 ▪ Open full article

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