Lepidochitona

Lepidochitona is a genus of chitons. It has been included in the families Tonicellidae, Ischnochitonidae,[1] and Lepidochitonidae.[2]

Lepidochitona
Lepidochitona cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this 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

See text

Synonyms
  • Beanella Dall, 1882
  • Craspedochilus G.O. Sars, 1878
  • Ischnochiton (Trachydermon) Carpenter, 1864
  • Lepidochiton Gray, 1821 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) Gray, 1821 · alternate representation
  • Lepidochitona (Middendorffia) Carpenter in Dall, 1882
  • Lepidochitona (Spongioradsia) Pilsbry, 1894 · alternate representation
  • Middendorffia Carpenter, 1882
  • Trachydermon Carpenter, 1864
  • Trachydermon (Craspedochilus) G. O. Sars, 1878 · alternate representation
  • Trachydermon (Trachyradsia) Carpenter, 1878 · alternate representation

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
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  1. 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.
  2. Schwabe, E., et al. (2014). Lepidochitona. World Register of Marine Species.
  3. Kaas, P; Van Belle, R. A (1985). Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). BRILL. ISBN 9789004074149.
  4. 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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