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

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

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Polyplacophora (Class)
  5. Neoloricata (Subclass)
  6. Chitonida (Order)
  7. Acanthochitonina (Suborder)
  8. Mopalioidea (Superfamily)
  9. Tonicellidae (Family)
  10. Tonicellinae (Subfamily)
  11. Lepidochitona (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Adriella Thiele, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Beanella Dall, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Craspedochilus G. O. Sars, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ischnochiton (Trachydermon) P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidochiton [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Lepidochitona (Middendorffia) P. P. Carpenter, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidochitona (Spongioradsia) Pilsbry, 1894 · alternative representation
Middendorffia P. P. Carpenter, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trachydermon P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Lepidochitona acapulcoensis Reyes-Gómez & Flores-Garza, 2022
  2. Species Lepidochitona africana Sirenko, 2023
  3. Species Lepidochitona beanii (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
  4. Species Lepidochitona bondarevi Sirenko, 2023
  5. Species Lepidochitona bullocki García-Ríos, 2011
  6. Species Lepidochitona canariensis (Thiele, 1909)
  7. Species Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
  8. Species Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
  9. Species Lepidochitona corteziana R. N. Clark, 2000
  10. Species Lepidochitona cubensis Sirenko, 2025
  11. Species Lepidochitona dicksae Sirenko & B. Hayes, 1999
  12. Species Lepidochitona furtiva (Monterosato, 1879)
  13. Species Lepidochitona granpoderi Dell'Angelo, Sirenko & B. Anseeuw, 2022
  14. Species Lepidochitona iberica Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
  15. Species Lepidochitona kaasi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
  16. Species Lepidochitona liozonis (Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
  17. Species Lepidochitona monterosatoi Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
  18. Species Lepidochitona pakistana Sirenko, 2023
  19. Species Lepidochitona pardogandarillasae Sirenko, Reyes-Gómez, García-Rios & Ibáñez, 2022
  20. Species Lepidochitona piceola (Shuttleworth, 1853)
  21. Species Lepidochitona pseudoliozonis García-Ríos, 2015
  22. Species Lepidochitona rolani Kaas & Strack, 1986
  23. Species Lepidochitona rosea Kaas, 1972
  24. Species Lepidochitona rufoi García-Ríos, 2010
  25. Species Lepidochitona salvadorensis García-Ríos, 2006
  26. Species Lepidochitona severianoi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
  27. Species Lepidochitona simrothi (Thiele, 1902)
  28. Species Lepidochitona stroemfelti (Bergenhayn, 1931)
  29. Species Lepidochitona turtoni (Ashby, 1928)
  30. Subgenus Lepidochitona (Dendrochiton) S. S. Berry, 1911 accepted as Dendrochiton S. S. Berry, 1911 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    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)
  31. Subgenus Lepidochitona (Middendorffia) P. P. Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  32. Species Lepidochitona alba (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  33. Species Lepidochitona aleutica (Dall, 1878) accepted as Spongioradsia aleutica (Dall, 1878)
  34. Species Lepidochitona berryana Eernisse, 1986 accepted as Cyanoplax berryana (Eernisse, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Lepidochitona caboverdensis Kaas & Strack, 1986 accepted as Chaetopleura caboverdensis (Kaas & Strack, 1986) (original combination)
  36. Species Lepidochitona caverna Eernisse, 1986 accepted as Cyanoplax caverna (Eernisse, 1986) (original combination)
  37. Species Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848) accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) represented as Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
  38. Species Lepidochitona dentiens (A. A. Gould, 1846) accepted as Cyanoplax dentiens (A. A. Gould, 1846)
  39. Species Lepidochitona fernaldi Eernisse, 1986 accepted as Cyanoplax fernaldi (Eernisse, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Lepidochitona hartwegii (P. P. Carpenter, 1855) accepted as Cyanoplax hartwegii (P. P. Carpenter, 1856)
  41. Species Lepidochitona keepiana S. S. Berry, 1948 accepted as Cyanoplax keepiana (S. S. Berry, 1948) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  42. Species Lepidochitona lineata (W. Wood, 1814) accepted as Tonicella lineata (W. Wood, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Lepidochitona montoucheti Righi, 1973 accepted as Lepidochitona rosea Kaas, 1972
  44. Species Lepidochitona subaleutica (Sirenko, 1976) accepted as Spongioradsia subaleutica Sirenko, 1976 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  45. Species Lepidochitona submarmorea (Middendorff, 1847) accepted as Tonicella submarmorea (Middendorff, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  46. 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 & B. Hayes, 1999 represented as Lepidochitona dicksae Sirenko & B. 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) accepted as Spongioradsia subaleutica Sirenko, 1976
    22. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) turtoni (Ashby, 1928) represented as Lepidochitona turtoni (Ashby, 1928)
  47. 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)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1821). A natural arrangement of Mollusca, according to their internal structure. <em>London Medical Repository.</em> 15 (87): 229–239., available online at https://archive.org/details/s0id11783780/page/229/mode/1up
page(s): 234 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). 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 2026-07-12
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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
2025-10-25 15:13:48Z
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Herbert, David

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Nomenclature

original description Gray, J. E. (1821). A natural arrangement of Mollusca, according to their internal structure. <em>London Medical Repository.</em> 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. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651, https://archive.org/details/reportofbritisha64brit/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 612, 649; note: as subgenus of Ischnochiton on p. 612, directly combined with species names on p. 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 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. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651, https://archive.org/details/reportofbritisha64brit/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 649 [details] 

original description (of Middendorffia P. P. Carpenter, 1882) Dall, W. H. (1882). On the genera of chitons. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 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. Troschel] <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>, 2: 249-334 [1891]; 337-409, i-ix [1893]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33044364
page(s): 391 [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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

Taxonomy

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. <i>Ruthenica</i> 3: 93-117 [In Russian]
page(s): 116 [details] 

Other

additional source Dell'Angelo, B.; Sosso, M.; Taviani, M. (2025). The Cenozoic European Polyplacophora (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5704(1): 1-377., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5704.1.1
page(s): 201 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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