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Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821

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

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

accepted
Genus
Beanella Dall, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidochiton [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Trachydermon P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Lepidochitona canariensis (Thiele, 1909)
  2. Species Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
  3. Species Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
  4. Species Lepidochitona furtiva (Monterosato, 1879)
  5. Species Lepidochitona iberica Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
  6. Species Lepidochitona kaasi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
  7. Species Lepidochitona monterosatoi Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
  8. Species Lepidochitona piceola (Shuttleworth, 1853)
  9. Species Lepidochitona severianoi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
  10. Species Lepidochitona simrothi (Thiele, 1902)
  11. Species Lepidochitona stroemfelti (Bergenhayn, 1931)
  12. Species Lepidochitona corrugata (Reeve, 1848) accepted as Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) represented as Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
  13. Subgenus Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) J. E. Gray, 1821 represented as Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821
    1. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) canariensis (Thiele, 1909) represented as Lepidochitona canariensis (Thiele, 1909)
    2. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) represented as Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836)
    3. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
    4. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) furtiva (Monterosato, 1879) represented as Lepidochitona furtiva (Monterosato, 1879)
    5. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) iberica Kaas & Van Belle, 1981 represented as Lepidochitona iberica Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
    6. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) kaasi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000 represented as Lepidochitona kaasi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
    7. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) monterosatoi Kaas & Van Belle, 1981 represented as Lepidochitona monterosatoi Kaas & Van Belle, 1981
    8. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) piceola (Shuttleworth, 1853) represented as Lepidochitona piceola (Shuttleworth, 1853)
    9. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) severianoi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000 represented as Lepidochitona severianoi Carmona Zalvide & F. J. García, 2000
    10. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) simrothi (Thiele, 1902) represented as Lepidochitona simrothi (Thiele, 1902)
    11. Species Lepidochitona (Lepidochitona) stroemfelti (Bergenhayn, 1931) represented as Lepidochitona stroemfelti (Bergenhayn, 1931)
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: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138089 on 2026-07-12
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Lepidochitona J. E. Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138089 on 2026-07-12
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2005-04-05 17:36:55Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-03-20 07:57:47Z
changed
Schwabe, Enrico
2011-06-23 15:24:42Z
changed
Rosenberg, Gary
2012-03-20 12:46:08Z
changed
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
changed
Herbert, David

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] 

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] 

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] 

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
 
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