FIGURE 13. Lepidochitona africana n in Chitons of the genus Lepidochitona (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the Indian Ocean and ordering of species compositions of some genera of the subfamily Tonicellinae

FIGURE 13. Lepidochitona africana n. sp., S. Africa, Port Alfred, holotype (ZIN 2433), BL 8.6 mm: A. Needle of tuft; B. Dorsal spicule; C. Marginal smooth needle; D. Marginal ribbed needle; E. Ventral rectangular scale; F. Ventral ribbed scale; G. Central tooth and first lateral teeth of radula; H. Head of major lateral tooth of radula. Scale bar 100 µm.Published as part of Sirenko, Boris, 2023, Chitons of the genus Lepidochitona (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the Indian Ocean and ordering of species compositions of some genera of the subfamily Tonicellinae, pp. 292-316 in Zootaxa 5228 (3) on page 303, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5228.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/753258