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Lepidopleurus

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae

Taxonomy
Lepidopleurus was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 1029]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Leptochitoninae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); to Lepidopleuridae by Abbott (1974) and Beesley (1998); and to Neoloricata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lepidochiton Gray
1847Lepidopleurus Gray
1883Rhombichiton Dekoninck
1974Lepidopleurus Abbott p. 392
1995Lepidopleurus Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
1998Lepidopleurus Beesley p. 178
2002Lepidopleurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
Serialia
classPolyplacophorade Blainville 1816
orderNeoloricataBergenhayn 1955
suborderLepidopleurina
familyLeptochitonidaeDall 1889
subfamilyLeptochitoninaeDall 1889
genusLepidopleurusGray 1847

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Lepidopleurus Gray 1847
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Subg. †Lepidopleurus (Leptochiton) Gray 1847
Invalid names: Lepidochiton Gray 1847 [synonym], Rhombichiton Dekoninck 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available