Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Polyplacophora
Ordo: Ischnochitonina
Familia: Ischnochitonidae
Genus: Lepidochitona
Species: L. aleutica – L. berryana – L. caboverdensis – L. canariensis – L. caverna – L. cinerea – L. corrugata – L. dentiens – L. fackenthallae – L. fernaldi – L. flectens – L. furtiva – L. gothica – L. hartwegii – L. iberica – L. keepiana – L. liozonis – L. lirulata – L. lowei – L. marginatus – L. monterosatoi – L. montoucheti – L. piceola – L. raymondi – L. rolani – L. rosea – L. semilirata – L. sharpei – L. simrothi – L. stroemfelti – L. subaleutica – L. thamnopora – L. thomasi – L. turtoni
Lepidochitona is a genus of chitons. It has been included in the families Tonicellidae, Ischnochitonidae,[1] and Lepidochitonidae.[2]
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
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.
Schwabe, E., et al. (2014). Lepidochitona. World Register of Marine Species.
Kaas, P; Van Belle, R. A (1985). Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). 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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