Species under Ischnochiton
n= 45
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ischnochiton adelaidensis
(Reeve, 1847)
Western Central Pacific
Ischnochiton aidae
Righi, 1973
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton alascensis
Thiele, 1910
Eastern Pacific
Ischnochiton australis
(Sowerby II, 1840)
Eastern Indian Ocean
Ischnochiton boninensis
Bergenhayn, 1933
Northwest Pacific 3.175
Ischnochiton circumvallatus
(Reeve, 1847)
Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton comptus
(Gould, 1859)
Fancy chiton Western Pacific 2.54
Ischnochiton dilatosculptus
Kaas, 1982
Western Atlantic Ocean
Ischnochiton dolii
Van Belle & Dell'Angelo, 1998
Mediterranean
Ischnochiton dorsuosus
Haddon, 1886
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton edwini
(Mello & Pinto, 1989)
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton elongatus
(Blainville, 1825)
Eastern Indian Ocean
Ischnochiton erythronotus
(Adams, 1845)
Multihued chiton Western Central Atlantic
Ischnochiton gallaecus
Carmona-Zalvide, Urgorri & Garcia, 2001
Northeast Atlantic
Ischnochiton granulifer
Thiele, 1909
Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton hakodadensis
Carpenter, 1893
Hakodate chiton Northwest Pacific 2.54
Ischnochiton hartmeyeri
Thiele, 1910
Multiringed chiton Western Atlantic Ocean
Ischnochiton intermedius
Hedley & Hull, 1912
Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton kaasi
Ferreira, 1987
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton lividus
unspecified
Eastern Pacific
Ischnochiton lopesi
Kaas, 1974
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton luteoroseus
Suter, 1907
Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton maorianus
Iredale, 1914
Southwest Pacific
Ischnochiton marcusi
Righi, 1971
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton mexicanus
Kaas, 1993
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton newcombi
Pilsbry, 1892
Eastern Pacific
Ischnochiton niveus
Ferreira, 1987
Western Atlantic Ocean
Ischnochiton papillosus
(Adams, 1845)
Mesh-pitted chiton Western Atlantic Ocean
Ischnochiton pectinatus
(Sowerby II, 1840)
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton pseudovirgatus
Kaas, 1972
Blue-spot chiton Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton punctulatissimus
(Sowerby, 1832)
Brown spotted sea cradle Southeast Pacific
Ischnochiton pusio
(Sowerby, 1832)
Mahogany sea cradle Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific
Ischnochiton quoyanus
Thiele, 1909
Western Central Pacific
Ischnochiton rhodolithophilus
Putman MS, Clark, 2000
Eastern Central Pacific
Ischnochiton rissoi
(Payraudeau, 1826)
Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Ischnochiton scrobiculatus
(Middendorff, 1847)
Eastern Pacific
Ischnochiton stramineus
(Sowerby I, 1832)
White sea cradle Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific 1.9
Ischnochiton striolatus
(Gray, 1828)
Western Atlantic
Ischnochiton textilis
(Gray, 1828)
Textile chiton Southeast Atlantic 5
Ischnochiton tomhalei
Clark, 2000
Eastern Central Pacific
Ischnochiton tsekosi
Koukouras & Karachle, 2005
Mediterranean Sea
Ischnochiton usticensis
Dell'Angelo & Castriota, 1999
Mediterranean
Ischnochiton variegatus
(Adams & Angas, 1864)
Eastern Indian Ocean
Ischnochiton viridulus
(Gould, 1846)
Western Atlantic 1.5
Ischnochiton yerburyi
(Smith, 1891)
Western Indian Ocean
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