Lepidozona coreanica (Reeve, 1847)
Korean chiton
Korean chiton
Lepidozona coreanica
photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Family:  Ischnochitonidae (chitons [narrow chitons])
Max. size:  3.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea.
Diagnosis:  Body oval to elongate; oval in shape; moderately elevated. Valves yellowish brown or greenish in color blotched with dark brown or dark green. Lateral areas distinctly raised and sculptured with low radial ribs, some bifurcating towards the outer margin. Each rib ornamented with medium to large, roundish pustules. Central areas with fine, longitudinally, granosely ridged with twenty to twenty-five ridges per side. Girdle with alternating bands of light yellowish and dark greenish brown color; covered with rather large, slightly bent scales.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  C: Refs. 75835, 83447; O: Refs. 289, 75835.

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