Lepidochitona

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Lepidochitona Higher classification Ischnochitonidae Order Neoloricata		Family Ischnochitonidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus

Similar Chiton, Molluscs, Ischnochitonidae, Ischnochiton, Acanthochitona

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

L. raymondi is the only hermaphroditic polyplacophoran.

There are many fossil species in the genus, as well as species extant today.

Species include:

Lepidochitona aleutica

Lepidochitona bullocki

Lepidochitona caboverdensis

Lepidochitona canariensis

Lepidochitona caprearum

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

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