''Lepidochitona'' is a genus of
chitons. It has been included in the families
Tonicellidae,
Ischnochitonidae
Ischnochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the superfamily Chitonoidea.
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Ischnochitonidae Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinesp ...
, and
Lepidochitonidae
Lepidochitonidae is a family of chitons belonging to the order Chitonida.
Genera:
* '' Cyanoplax'' Pilsbry, 1892
* '' Juvenichiton'' Sirenko, 1975
* '' Lepidochitona'' Gray, 1821
* '' Micichiton'' Sirenko, 1975
* '' Nanichiton'' Sirenko, 1975
* ' ...
.
[Schwabe, E., et al. (2014)]
''Lepidochitona''.
World Register of Marine Species.
''
L. raymondi'' is the only
hermaphroditic
In reproductive biology, a hermaphrodite () is an organism that has both kinds of reproductive organs and can produce both gametes associated with male and female sexes.
Many taxonomic groups of animals (mostly invertebrates) do not have s ...
polyplacophoran.
There are many fossil species in the genus, as well as species extant today.
[Dell'Angelo, B., et al. (2011)]
Chitons (Polyplacophora) from Paleogene strata in western Washington State, USA.
''Journal of Paleontology'' 85(5), 936-54.
Species include:
[
*'' Lepidochitona aleutica''
*'' Lepidochitona bullocki''
*'' Lepidochitona caboverdensis''
*'' Lepidochitona canariensis''
*'' Lepidochitona caprearum''
* † '' Lepidochitona chalossensis'' Dell'Angelo, Lesport, Cluzaud & Sosso, 2020
*'']Lepidochitona cinerea
''Lepidochitona cinerea'', known by the common names common chiton or gray chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Tonicellidae.
Distribution
''Lepidochitona cinerea'' is found in the North Sea and on ...
''
*'' 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
''Lepidochitona'' is a genus of chitons. It has been included in the families Tonicellidae, Ischnochitonidae, and Lepidochitonidae.Schwabe, E., et al. (2014)''Lepidochitona''.World Register of Marine Species.
'' L. raymondi'' is the only herm ...
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References
Ischnochitonidae
Chiton genera
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