| Lepidopleurus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Lepidopleurida |
| Family: | Leptochitonidae |
| Subfamily: | Leptochitoninae |
| Genus: | Lepidopleurus Risso, 1826 |
| Species | |
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Lepidopleurus is an extant [2] genus of chitons in the family Leptochitonidae.
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Lepidopleurus otagoensis is a species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae.
Lepidopleurus finlayi is a species of chiton in the family Leptochitonidae.
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Callochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Callochitonidae.
Callochiton crocinus is a species of chiton or "sea cradle" in the family Callochitonidae. It occurs on the shores of the Australia-New Zealand region. Locally, it is known as "smooth chiton", but that name is elsewhere applied to other species.
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Craspedochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to New Zealand, the Philippines and Australia.
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Chitonida is an order of chitons.
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