†Lepidozona mertensii Middendorff 1846 (chiton)
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Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Ischnochitonidae
Alternative combinations: Chiton mertensii, Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) mertensii
Belongs to Lepidozona according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Berry 1922
Sister taxa: Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinatus, Ischnochiton (Lepidozona) pectinulatus, Lepidozona cooperi, Lepidozona cowlitzensis, Lepidozona sanctaemonicae, Lepidozona scrobiculata
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Deadman Island (Quaternary of California)
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