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Family: Acanthochitonidae



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47 species (see list below)
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Acanthochitona angelica
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Acanthochitona armata
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Acanthochitona astrigera
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Acanthochitona avicula
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Acanthochitona balesae
[Slender glass-hair chiton]
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Acanthochitona bonairensis
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Acanthochitona burghardtae
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Acanthochitona ciroi
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Acanthochitona communis
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Photo by Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic

Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777)

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Acanthochitona crinita
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Acanthochitona discrepans
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Acanthochitona dissimilis
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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean and Atlanti
Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Acanthochitona fascicularis
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Acanthochitona hemphilli
[Red glass-hair chiton]
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Acanthochitona imperatrix
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Acanthochitona lineata
[Striped glass-haired chiton]
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Acanthochitona oxum
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Acanthochitona penicillata
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Acanthochitona pygmaea
[Striate glass-hair chiton]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Acanthochitona rhodea
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Acanthochitona roseojugum
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Acanthochitona spiculosa
[Glass-haired chiton]
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Acanthochitona spratlyenses
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Acanthochitona thileniusi
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Acanthochitona venezuelana
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Acanthochitona viridis
[Chiton]
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Acanthochitona woodwardi
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Acanthochitona worsfoldi
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Acanthochitona zebra
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Acanthochitona zelandica
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Americhiton andersoni
[Smooth glass-hair chiton]
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Choneplax indica
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Choneplax lata
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Choneplax littlerorum
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Craspedochiton hemphilli
[Hemphill's chiton]
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Craspedochiton laqueatus
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Cryptochiton oliveri
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Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
 
Cryptochiton stelleri
[Giant Pacific chiton]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Cryptoconchus floridanus
[White-barred chiton]
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Cryptoconchus oliveri
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Cryptoconchus porosus
[Butterfly chiton]
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Leptoplax doederleini
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Leptoplax unica
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Notoplax curvisetosa
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Notoplax holosericea
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Notoplax magellanica
[Tufted spiny sea cradle]
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Pseudotonicia cuneata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthochitona angelica Eastern Pacific. 1919
Acanthochitona armata Eastern Central Pacific 1872
Acanthochitona astrigera Western Atlantic Ocean. 1847
Acanthochitona avicula Eastern Pacific. 1864
Acanthochitona balesae Slender glass-hair chiton Eastern Pacific. 1954
Acanthochitona bonairensis Western Atlantic. 1972
Acanthochitona burghardtae Eastern Central Pacific 2000
Acanthochitona ciroi Western Atlantic. 1971
Acanthochitona communis Western Atlantic.
Acanthochitona crinita Northeast Atlantic 1777
Acanthochitona discrepans Eastern Pacific. 1827
Acanthochitona dissimilis Northwest Pacific 1931
Acanthochitona fascicularis Mediterranean and Atlanti 2.6 DL 1767
Acanthochitona hemphilli Red glass-hair chiton Western Central Atlantic 2.5 TL 1893
Acanthochitona imperatrix Eastern Pacific. 1981
Acanthochitona lineata Striped glass-haired chiton Western Atlantic. 1988
Acanthochitona oxum Western Atlantic. 2022
Acanthochitona penicillata Western Indian Ocean. 1863
Acanthochitona pygmaea Striate glass-hair chiton Western Central Atlantic 0.8 DL 1893
Acanthochitona rhodea Western Central Atlantic 2.8 DL 1893
Acanthochitona roseojugum Eastern Pacific. 1988
Acanthochitona spiculosa Glass-haired chiton Western Central Atlantic 3.8 TL 1847
Acanthochitona spratlyenses Western Central Atlantic 2021
Acanthochitona thileniusi Southwest Pacific 1909
Acanthochitona venezuelana Western Central Atlantic 1988
Acanthochitona viridis Chiton Eastern Central Pacific 1872
Acanthochitona woodwardi Western Indian Ocean 1988
Acanthochitona worsfoldi Western Atlantic. 1988
Acanthochitona zebra Eastern Pacific. 1988
Acanthochitona zelandica Southwest Pacific 1835
Americhiton andersoni Smooth glass-hair chiton Eastern Pacific. 1981
Choneplax indica Western Indian Ocean. 1919
Choneplax lata Western Central Atlantic 1829
Choneplax littlerorum Eastern Central Pacific 2003
Craspedochiton hemphilli Hemphill's chiton Western Central Atlantic
Craspedochiton laqueatus Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1842
Cryptochiton oliveri Western Indian Ocean 2004
Cryptochiton stelleri Giant Pacific chiton Pacific Ocean. Temperate 32.5 TL 1847
Cryptoconchus floridanus White-barred chiton Western Central Atlantic 2.5 TL 1889
Cryptoconchus oliveri Western Indian Ocean 2004
Cryptoconchus porosus Butterfly chiton Indo-West Pacific.
Leptoplax doederleini Northwest Pacific 1909
Leptoplax unica Western Central Pacific 1905
Notoplax curvisetosa Western Indian Ocean 1960
Notoplax holosericea Western Central Pacific 1905
Notoplax magellanica Tufted spiny sea cradle Southeast Pacific 1909
Pseudotonicia cuneata Southwest Pacific 1907



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