Species Account

Lepton subtrigonum Jeffreys in Folin, 1873

Galeommatoidea : Leptonidae

Tebble name: n/a
Smith & Heppell name: n/a

Distribution & Ecology

Associated with the polychaete worm Polyodontes maxillosus. A southern species extending north to Brittany.

Depth Range
Intertidal
Continental Shelf (to 200m)

Additional Information & Related Species

Related Species

Galeommatoidea : Leptonidae

References

Listed are literature citing Lepton subtrigonum Jeffreys in Folin, 1873. Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.

Deroux G. 1961. Rapports taxonomiques d’un Leptonace non decrit “Lepton subtrigonum” Jeffreys (nomen nudum - 1873). Cahiers de biologie marins (Cah. biol. mar.). Tome II: 99-153.
Folin L de & Périer L 1873. Les Fonds de la Mer 2. Savy, Paris. 65-112.
Giunchi L., Rinaldi E., Tabanelli C. & Tisselli M. 2006. Considerazioni su Lepton subtrigonum Fischer, de Folin & Périer ex Jeffreys ms, 1873 e Lepton lacerum Fischer, Folin, de Périer ex Jeffreys ms., 1873 (Bivalvia: Leptonidae). Bollettino Malacologico. 42 (5-8): 85-91.
Van Aartsen JJ 1996. Galeommatacea and Cyamiacea Part II. La Conchiglia. 281: 27-53, + 61.

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Record last modified: 22/03/2016