Lepidochitona
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Lepidochitona is a genus of chitons. It has been included in the families Tonicellidae, Ischnochitonidae,[1] and Lepidochitonidae.[2]
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Lepidochitona | |
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Lepidochitona cinerea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Subclass: | Neoloricata |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Tonicellidae |
Genus: | Lepidochitona Gray, 1821 |
Type species | |
Chiton marginatus Pennant, 1777 | |
Species | |
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L. raymondi is the only hermaphroditic polyplacophoran.[3]
There are many fossil species in the genus, as well as species extant today.[4]
Species include:[2]
- Lepidochitona aleutica
- Lepidochitona bullocki
- Lepidochitona caboverdensis
- Lepidochitona canariensis
- Lepidochitona caprearum
- † Lepidochitona chalossensis Dell'Angelo, Lesport, Cluzaud & Sosso, 2020
- Lepidochitona cinerea
- Lepidochitona dicksae
- Lepidochitona furtiva
- Lepidochitona iberica
- Lepidochitona kaasi
- Lepidochitona liozonis
- Lepidochitona monterosatoi
- Lepidochitona piceola
- Lepidochitona rolani
- Lepidochitona rosea
- Lepidochitona rufoi
- Lepidochitona salvadorensis
- Lepidochitona severianoi
- Lepidochitona simrothi
- Lepidochitona stroemfelti
- Lepidochitona subaleutica
- Lepidochitona turtoni