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Blue Green Chiton and Allies
(Genus Chiton)
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Chiton is a genus of chitons, a polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae.
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Chitons
(Class Polyplacophora)
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Chitons /ˈkaɪtənz/ are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
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Neoloricate Chitons
(Subclass Neoloricata)
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Neoloricata comprises the living representatives of the polyplacophoran molluscs, but also includes several species only known from fossils.
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Mossy Chiton
(Mopalia muscosa)
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Mopalia muscosa (Gould, 1846) is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran, an eight-plated marine mollusk. It is a northeastern Pacific species which occurs from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California Mexico.
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Gumboot Chiton
(Cryptochiton stelleri)
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The gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri) also known as the giant western fiery chiton, is the largest of the chitons, growing to 36 cm (14 in) and over 2 kg (4.4 lb). It is found along the shores of the northern Pacific Ocean from Central California to Alaska, across the Aleutian Islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula and south to Japan. It inhabits the lower intertidal and subtidal zones of rocky coastlines.
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California Spiny Chiton
(Nuttallina californica)
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Lined Chiton
(Tonicella lineata)
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Tonicella lineata, commonly known as the lined chiton, is a species of chiton from the North Pacific.
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Black Leather Chiton
(Katharina tunicata)
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Katharina tunicata (Wood, 1815) is commonly known as the black Katy chiton, black Leather chiton, black chiton, or leather chiton is a species of chiton in the family Mopaliidae.
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Snakeskin Chiton
(Sypharochiton pelliserpentis)
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Sypharochiton pelliserpentis is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae. As the species name suggests, the surface of the girdle in this chiton has a pattern of overlaying scales resembling snakeskin.
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West Indian Fuzzy Chiton
(Acanthopleura granulata)
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Acanthopleura granulata, common name the West Indian fuzzy chiton, is a medium-sized tropical species of chiton.
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Flame Lined Chiton
(Tonicella lokii)
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Tonicella lokii, commonly known as the flame lined chiton or Loki's chiton, is a chiton in the lined chiton genus Tonicella.
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Hartweg's Chiton
(Cyanoplax hartwegii)
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Cyanoplax hartwegii is a species of chiton in the family Lepidochitonidae.
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Hind's Chiton
(Mopalia hindsii)
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Mopalia hindsii is a species of medium sized chiton that grows up to 7 cm long. Most commonly found in intertidal zones, M. hindsii enjoys protected areas and has a white ventral side unlike most intertidal chitons that are orange underneath.
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Grey Mail-Shell
(Lepidochitona cinerea)
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Lepidochitona cinerea, known by the common names common chiton or gray chiton, is a chiton (a sea mollusc).
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Blue Green Chiton
(Chiton glaucus)
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Chiton glaucus, common name the green chiton or the Blue Green Chiton (Boyle, 1970) , is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. It is the most common chiton species in New Zealand.
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Conspicuous Chiton
(Stenoplax conspicua)
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Stenoplax conspicua, the conspicuous chiton, is species of polyplacophoran mollusc belonging to the family Ischnochitonidae....
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Hairy Chiton
(Mopalia ciliata)
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Mopalia ciliata is a chiton in the genus Mopalia, commonly known as the hairy chiton. It is a medium-sized marine mollusc up to 5.0 cm in length. It is oval shaped with 8 separate moderately elevated, overlapping ridged valves on its dorsal surface. It resides along the coast of North America.
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Elongate Chiton
(Ischnochiton elongatus)
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Ischnochiton elongatus, the Lengthened chiton or Elongate Chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Ischnochitonidae.
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Hairy Chitons
(Genus Chaetopleura)
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Chaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. The species within this genus are marine molluscs.
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