Scientific name Lepidochitona | Family Ischnochitonidae Rank Genus | |
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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:
References
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