Lepidochitona

{{Short description|Genus of molluscs}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Lepidochitona cinerea.JPG

|image_caption = Lepidochitona cinerea

|taxon = Lepidochitona

|authority = Gray, 1821

|type_species= Chiton marginatus Pennant, 1777

|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

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = See text

|display_parents= 3

}}

Lepidochitona is a genus of chitons. It has been included in the families Tonicellidae, Ischnochitonidae,Petraccioli, A., et al. (2012). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834572/ Chromosomes of Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) (Polyplacophora, Acanthochitonina, Tonicellidae) provide insights into Acanthochitonina karyological evolution.] Comparative Cytogenetics 6(4), 397-407. and Lepidochitonidae.Schwabe, E., et al. (2014). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138089 Lepidochitona.] World Register of Marine Species.

L. raymondi is the only hermaphroditic polyplacophoran.{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CKautf2EUPkC | title = Monograph of living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) | isbn = 9789004074149 | author1 = Kaas, P | author2 = Van Belle, R. A | year = 1985 | publisher = BRILL }}

There are many fossil species in the genus, as well as species extant today.Dell'Angelo, B., et al. (2011). [http://www.chitons.it/pdf/DellAngelo_2011_W_WA_fossils%20rb.pdf Chitons (Polyplacophora) from Paleogene strata in western Washington State, USA.] Journal of Paleontology 85(5), 936-54.

Species include:

• 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