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Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821

Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) Specimen from Benalmádena, Spain (actual size 9.4 and 15.0 mm).

AphiaID

138089 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138089)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Chiton marginatus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)

Parent

Tonicellinae Simroth, 1894

Original name

Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821

Synonymised names

Adriella Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Beanella Dall, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)

Craspedochilus G. O. Sars, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)

Ischnochiton (Trachydermon) P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted

Lepidochiton J. E. Gray, 1821 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)

Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) J. E. Gray, 1821 · alternative representation

Lepidochitona (Middendorffia) P. P. Carpenter, 1882 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

Lepidochitona (Spongioradsia) Pilsbry, 1894 · alternative representation

Middendorffia P. P. Carpenter, 1882 · unaccepted

Trachydermon P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)

Trachydermon (Craspedochilus) G. O. Sars, 1878 · alternative representation

Trachydermon (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878 · alternative representation

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Species Lepidochitona acapulcoensis Reyes-Gómez & Flores-Garza, 2022
Species Lepidochitona africana Sirenko, 2023
Species Lepidochitona bondarevi Sirenko, 2023
Species Lepidochitona bullocki García-Ríos, 2011
Species Lepidochitona canariensis (Thiele, 1909)
Species Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
Species Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Lepidochitona dicksae Sirenko & Hayes, 1999
Species Lepidochitona furtiva (Monterosato, 1879)
Species Lepidochitona granpoderi Dell'Angelo, Sirenko & B. Anseeuw, 2022
Species Lepidochitona iberica Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
Species Lepidochitona kaasi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
Species Lepidochitona liozonis (Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
Species Lepidochitona monterosatoi Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
Species Lepidochitona pakistana Sirenko, 2023
Species Lepidochitona pardogandarillasae Sirenko, Reyes-Gómez, García-Rios & Ibáñez, 2022
Species Lepidochitona piceola (Shuttleworth, 1853)
Species Lepidochitona pseudoliozonis García-Ríos, 2015
Species Lepidochitona rolani Kaas & Strack, 1986
Species Lepidochitona rosea Kaas, 1972
Species Lepidochitona rufoi García-Ríos, 2010
Species Lepidochitona salvadorensis García-Ríos, 2006
Species Lepidochitona severianoi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
Species Lepidochitona simrothi (Thiele, 1902)
Species Lepidochitona stroemfelti (Bergenhayn, 1931)
Species Lepidochitona subaleutica (Sirenko, 1976)
Species Lepidochitona turtoni (Ashby, 1928)
Subgenus Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) S. S. Berry, 1911 accepted as Dendrochiton S. S. Berry, 1911
1. Species Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) flectens (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Dendrochiton flectens (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
2. Species Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) gothica (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Dendrochiton gothicus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
3. Species Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) lirulata (S. S. Berry, 1963) accepted as Dendrochiton lirulatus S. S. Berry, 1963
4. Species Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) semilirata (S. S. Berry, 1927) accepted as Dendrochiton semiliratus S. S. Berry, 1927
5. Species Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) thamnopora (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Dendrochiton thamnoporus (S. S. Berry, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Lepidochitona (Middendorffia) P. P. Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (junior subjective synonym)
Species Lepidochitona alba (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Lepidochitona aleutica (Dall, 1878) accepted as Spongioradsia aleutica (Dall, 1878)
Species Lepidochitona beanii (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Cyanoplax beanii (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Lepidochitona berryana Eernisse, 1986 accepted as Cyanoplax berryana (Eernisse, 1986) (original combination)
Species Lepidochitona caboverdensis Kaas & Strack, 1986 accepted as Chaetopleura caboverdensis (Kaas & Strack, 1986) (original combination)
Species Lepidochitona caverna Eernisse, 1986 accepted as Cyanoplax caverna (Eernisse, 1986) (original combination)
Species Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848) accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) represented as Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
Species Lepidochitona corteziana R. N. Clark, 2000 accepted as Cyanoplax corteziana (R. N. Clark, 2000) (original combination)
Species Lepidochitona dentiens (A. Gould, 1846) accepted as Cyanoplax dentiens (A. Gould, 1846)
Species Lepidochitona fernaldi Eernisse, 1986 accepted as Cyanoplax fernaldi (Eernisse, 1986) (original combination)
Species Lepidochitona hartwegii (P. P. Carpenter, 1855) accepted as Cyanoplax hartwegii (P. P. Carpenter, 1856)
Species Lepidochitona keepiana S. S. Berry, 1948 accepted as Cyanoplax keepiana (S. S. Berry, 1948) (original combination)
Species Lepidochitona lineata (W. Wood, 1815) accepted as Tonicella lineata (W. Wood, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Lepidochitona montoucheti Righi, 1973 accepted as Lepidochitona rosea Kaas, 1972
Species Lepidochitona submarmorea (Middendorff, 1847) accepted as Tonicella submarmorea (Middendorff, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) J. E. Gray, 1821 represented as Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821
1. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caboverdensis Kaas & Strack, 1986 accepted as Chaetopleura caboverdensis (Kaas & Strack, 1986)
2. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) bullocki García-Ríos, 2011 represented as Lepidochitona bullocki García-Ríos, 2011
3. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) canariensis (Thiele, 1909) represented as Lepidochitona canariensis (Thiele, 1909)
4. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) represented as Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
5. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
6. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) dicksae Sirenko & Hayes, 1999 represented as Lepidochitona dicksae Sirenko & Hayes, 1999
7. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) furtiva (Monterosato, 1879) represented as Lepidochitona furtiva (Monterosato, 1879)
8. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) iberica Kaas & Van Belle, 1981 represented as Lepidochitona iberica Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
9. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) kaasi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000 represented as Lepidochitona kaasi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
10. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) liozonis (Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901) represented as Lepidochitona liozonis (Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
11. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) monterosatoi Kaas & Van Belle, 1981 represented as Lepidochitona monterosatoi Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
12. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) piceola (Shuttleworth, 1853) represented as Lepidochitona piceola (Shuttleworth, 1853)
13. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) pseudoliozonis García-Ríos, 2015 represented as Lepidochitona pseudoliozonis García-Ríos, 2015
14. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) rolani Kaas & Strack, 1986 represented as Lepidochitona rolani Kaas & Strack, 1986
15. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) rosea Kaas, 1972 represented as Lepidochitona rosea Kaas, 1972
16. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) rufoi García-Ríos, 2010 represented as Lepidochitona rufoi García-Ríos, 2010
17. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) salvadorensis García-Ríos, 2006 represented as Lepidochitona salvadorensis García-Ríos, 2006
18. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) severianoi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000 represented as Lepidochitona severianoi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
19. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) simrothi (Thiele, 1902) represented as Lepidochitona simrothi (Thiele, 1902)
20. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) stroemfelti (Bergenhayn, 1931) represented as Lepidochitona stroemfelti (Bergenhayn, 1931)
21. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) subaleutica (Sirenko, 1976) represented as Lepidochitona subaleutica (Sirenko, 1976)
22. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) turtoni (Ashby, 1928) represented as Lepidochitona turtoni (Ashby, 1928)
Subgenus Lepidochitona (Spongioradsia) Pilsbry, 1894 represented as Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821
1. Species Lepidochitona (Spongioradsia) aleutica (Dall, 1878) accepted as Spongioradsia aleutica (Dall, 1878)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1821). A natural arrangement of Mollusca, according to their internal structure. London Medical Repository. 15 (87): 229–239., available online at https://archive.org/details/s0id11783780/page/229/mode/1up
page(s): 234 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138089 on 2024-11-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2005-04-05 17:36:55Z

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2009-03-20 07:57:47Z

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Schwabe, Enrico

2011-06-23 15:24:42Z

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Rosenberg, Gary

2012-03-20 12:46:08Z

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Schwabe, Enrico

2019-09-01 21:27:28Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2021-01-25 04:53:24Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2024-03-25 16:08:26Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Gray, J. E. (1821). A natural arrangement of Mollusca, according to their internal structure. London Medical Repository. 15 (87): 229–239., available online at https://archive.org/details/s0id11783780/page/229/mode/1up
page(s): 234 [details]

original description (of Trachydermon P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 649 [details]

original description (of Craspedochilus G. O. Sars, 1878) Sars, G. O. (1878). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges arktiske Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Arcticae Norvegiae. Oversigt over de i Norges arktiske Region Forekommende Bløddyr. Brøgger, Christiania, xiii + 466 pp., pls 1-34 & I-XVIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92496
page(s): 114 [details]

original description (of Trachydermon (Trachyradsia) Dall, 1878) Dall, W. H. (1878). Descriptions of new forms of mollusks from Alaska contained in the collections of the National Museum. Proceedings of the United Stated National Museum. 1(1): 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651127 [details]

original description (of Ischnochiton (Trachydermon) P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 649 [details]

original description (of Middendorffia P. P. Carpenter, 1882) Dall, W. H. (1882). On the genera of chitons. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 4: 279-291., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15663439
page(s): 284, 287 [details]

original description (of Adriella Thiele, 1893) Thiele, J. (1891-1893). [continuation of F.H. Toschel] Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 391 [details]

taxonomy source Sirenko B.I. 1993. Revision of the system of the order Chitonida (Molluscs: Polyplacophora) on the basis of correlation between the type of gills arrangement and the shape of the chorion processes. Ruthenica 3: 93-117 [In Russian]
page(s): 116 [details]

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]