Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
West Indian fuzzy chiton
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Family:  Chitonidae ()
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 110502. Epibiotic (Ref. 110502). Intertidal; very common on open shore (Ref. 289); common in the zone between tides in the rocky coast, mainly on rocks of arenaceous; adheres with great force to rocks (Ref. 292); intertidal, spray zones of rocky shores (Ref. 2022, page 122).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Coralline Archipelago, Tayrona, Guajira, San Andres and providencia Archipelago, Colombia in intertidal and spray zones of rocky shores (Ref. 2022, p. 122).

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