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.
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.
Sirenko B. 2020. <em>Leptochiton tahitiensis</em> sp. nov. (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Leptochitonidae) from the Society Islands, Polynesia. <em>Zoosystematica Rossica.</em> 29(1): 87-92.