''Lepidopleurus'' is an extant
of
chiton
Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail s ...
s in the
family Leptochitonidae
Leptochitonidae is a of polyplacophoran mollusc. While the subfamily Leptochitoninae has both extant and extinct species
This page features lists of extinct species, organisms that have become extinct, either in the wild or completely disappe ...
.
Species
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Lepidopleurus cajetanus
''Lepidopleurus'' is an extant genera, genus of chitons in the family (biology), family Leptochitonidae.
Species
* ''Lepidopleurus cajetanus'' (Poli, 1791)
* ''Lepidopleurus fairchildi'' Tom Iredale, Iredale & Hull, 1929
* ''Lepidopleurus fi ...
'' (Poli, 1791)
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Lepidopleurus fairchildi
''Lepidopleurus fairchildi'' is a species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country compri ...
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Iredale & Hull, 1929
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Lepidopleurus finlayi
''Lepidopleurus finlayi'' is a species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae
Leptochitonidae is a of polyplacophoran mollusc. While the subfamily Leptochitoninae has both extant and extinct species
This page features lists of extinct s ...
'' (Ashby, 1929)
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Lepidopleurus inquinatus
''Lepidopleurus inquinatus'' is a small species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae
Leptochitonidae is a of polyplacophoran mollusc. While the subfamily Leptochitoninae has both extant and extinct species
This page features lists of ...
'' (Reeve, 1847)
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Lepidopleurus otagoensis
''Lepidopleurus otagoensis'' is a species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae
Leptochitonidae is a of polyplacophoran mollusc. While the subfamily Leptochitoninae has both extant and extinct species
This page features lists of extinc ...
''
Iredale & Hull, 1929
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Lepidopleurus pergranatus
''Lepidopleurus'' is an extant genus of chitons in the family Leptochitonidae.
Species
* ''Lepidopleurus cajetanus'' (Poli, 1791)
* '' Lepidopleurus fairchildi'' Iredale & Hull, 1929
* '' Lepidopleurus finlayi'' (Ashby, 1929)
* '' Lepidop ...
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References
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Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Leptochitonidae
Paleocene first appearances
Chiton genera
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