Chitonidae
Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Acanthopleura granulata, the West Indian Fuzzy Chiton, is a nocturnal intertidal chiton found from Florida to Panama and the West Indies that eats algae.
Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Acanthopleura gemmata is a large Indo-Pacific chiton that lives on rocky coral reef littoral zones, growing up to 7 cm long.
Enoplochiton niger (Barnes, 1824)
Enoplochiton niger (Barnes, 1824)
Enoplochiton niger is a large brown spineless chiton found on the Pacific coast of South America.
Enoplochiton echinatus (Barnes, 1824)
Enoplochiton echinatus (Barnes, 1824)
Enoplochiton echinatus is a large, spiny edible chiton found on the Pacific coast of South America.
Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Chiton tuberculatus is a large Caribbean chiton with patterned valves, found on Western Central Atlantic rocky shores.
Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764 is a chiton species found in southeastern Florida and the West Indies, growing 50–75 mm long.
Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828
Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828
Chiton glaucus is an oval-shaped chiton found across New Zealand and introduced to Tasmania, living in intertidal rocky and estuarine habitats.
Chiton magnificus Deshayes, 1827
Chiton magnificus Deshayes, 1827
Chiton magnificus is a large edible chiton from the southeastern Pacific, one of the few commercially important chitons in its range.
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis, the snakeskin chiton, is a chiton found around New Zealand and southern Australian coasts on intertidal rock surfaces.
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