Lepidochitona Explained

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

Notes and References

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. Book: Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) . 9789004074149 . Kaas, P . Van Belle, R. A . 1985 . BRILL .
4. Dell'Angelo, B., et al. (2011). Chitons (Polyplacophora) from Paleogene strata in western Washington State, USA. Journal of Paleontology 85(5), 936-54.