Lepidochitona is a genus of chitons. It has been included in the families Tonicellidae, Ischnochitonidae,[1] and Lepidochitonidae.[2]
| Lepidochitona | |
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| Lepidochitona cinerea | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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| Synonyms | |
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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
References edit
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- ^ Petraccioli, A., et al. (2012). Chromosomes of Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) (Polyplacophora, Acanthochitonina, Tonicellidae) provide insights into Acanthochitonina karyological evolution. Comparative Cytogenetics 6(4), 397-407.
- ^ a b Schwabe, E., et al. (2014). Lepidochitona. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Kaas, P; Van Belle, R. A (1985). Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). BRILL. ISBN 9789004074149.
- ^ Dell'Angelo, B., et al. (2011). Chitons (Polyplacophora) from Paleogene strata in western Washington State, USA. Journal of Paleontology 85(5), 936-54.
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