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Family: Ischnochitonidae chitons [narrow chitons]



(See list of species below)


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101 species (see list below)
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Callochiton bouveti
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Callochiton puniceus
[Red-purple sea cradle]
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Callochiton steinenii
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Connexochiton bromleyi
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Connexochiton costatus
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Connexochiton kermadeci
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Connexochiton moreirai
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Connexochiton platynomenus
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Connexochiton solomonicus
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Ischnochiton abyssicola
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Ischnochiton adelaidensis
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Ischnochiton aidae
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Ischnochiton alascensis
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Ischnochiton australis
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Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Ischnochiton boninensis
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Ischnochiton circumvallatus
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Ischnochiton comptus
[Fancy chiton]
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Ischnochiton dilatosculptus
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Ischnochiton dolii
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Ischnochiton dorsuosus
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Ischnochiton edwini
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Ischnochiton elongatus
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Ischnochiton erythronotus
[Multihued chiton]
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Ischnochiton gallaecus
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Ischnochiton granulifer
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Ischnochiton hakodadensis
[Hakodate chiton]
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Ischnochiton hartmeyeri
[Multiringed chiton]
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Ischnochiton intermedius
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Ischnochiton kaasi
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Ischnochiton lividus
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Ischnochiton lopesi
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Ischnochiton luteoroseus
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Ischnochiton maorianus
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Ischnochiton marcusi
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Ischnochiton mexicanus
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Ischnochiton newcombi
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Ischnochiton niveus
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Ischnochiton papillosus
[Mesh-pitted chiton]
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Ischnochiton pectinatus
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Ischnochiton pseudovirgatus
[Blue-spot chiton]
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Ischnochiton punctulatissimus
[Brown spotted sea cradle]
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Ischnochiton pusio
[Mahogany sea cradle]
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Ischnochiton quoyanus
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Ischnochiton rhodolithophilus
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Ischnochiton rissoi
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Ischnochiton ritteri
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Ischnochiton scrobiculatus
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Ischnochiton stramineus
[White sea cradle]
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Ischnochiton striolatus
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Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Ischnochiton textilis
[Textile chiton]
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Ischnochiton tomhalei
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Ischnochiton tsekosi
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Ischnochiton usticensis
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Ischnochiton variegatus
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Ischnochiton viridulus
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Ischnochiton yerburyi
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Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Lepidozona albrechtii
[Albrecht's chiton]
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Lepidozona allyni
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Lepidozona attuensis
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Lepidozona balaenophila
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Lepidozona baxteri
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Lepidozona beringiana
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Lepidozona beui
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Lepidozona bisculpta
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Lepidozona christiaensi
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Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
 
Lepidozona cooperi
[Cooper's chiton]

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
Lepidozona coreanica (Reeve, 1847)

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Lepidozona coreanica
[Korean chiton]
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Lepidozona ima
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Lepidozona interstincta
[Smooth lepidozona]
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Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Lepidozona mertensii
[Merton's chiton]
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Lepidozona pectinulata
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Lepidozona radians
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Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
 
Lepidozona regularis
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Lepidozona retiporosa
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Lepidozona scabricostata
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Lepidozona serrata
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Lepidozona sinudentata
[Whitestripe chiton]
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Lepidozona trifida
[Three-rib chiton]
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Lepidozona vietnamensis
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Lepidozona willetti
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Micichiton callisto
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Stenoplax bahamensis
[Bahamian slender chiton]
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Stenoplax boogii
[Atlantic rose chiton]
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Max. Length 10.2 cm TL
 
Stenoplax conspicua
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Stenoplax corrugata
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Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
 
Stenoplax fallax
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Stenoplax floridana
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Stenoplax heathiana
[Heath's chiton]
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Stenoplax iansa
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Stenoplax kempfi
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Stenoplax limaciformis
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Stenoplax petaloides
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Stenoplax purpurascens
[Purplish slender chiton]
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Stenoplax rugulata
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL
 
Stenosemus albus
[White nothern chiton]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Stenosemus exaratus
[Furrowed sea cradle]
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Stenosemus vanbellei
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Thermochiton undocostatus
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Tonicina zschaui
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Tripoplax regularis
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Tripoplax trifida
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Callochiton bouveti Western Atlantic and Indo 1906
Callochiton puniceus Red-purple sea cradle Western Atlantic and East 2.4 DL 1846
Callochiton steinenii Western Atlantic. 1886
Connexochiton bromleyi Western Atlantic. 1985
Connexochiton costatus Western Atlantic. 2021
Connexochiton kermadeci Western Atlantic. 2021
Connexochiton moreirai Western Atlantic. 1973
Connexochiton platynomenus Mediterranean. 1979
Connexochiton solomonicus Mediterranean. 2021
Ischnochiton abyssicola Mediterranean.
Ischnochiton adelaidensis Western Central Pacific 1847
Ischnochiton aidae Western Atlantic. 1973
Ischnochiton alascensis Eastern Pacific. 1910
Ischnochiton australis Eastern Indian Ocean 1840
Ischnochiton boninensis Northwest Pacific 3.2 TL 1933
Ischnochiton circumvallatus Southwest Pacific 1847
Ischnochiton comptus Fancy chiton Western Pacific 2.5 TL 1859
Ischnochiton dilatosculptus Western Atlantic Ocean. 1982
Ischnochiton dolii Mediterranean 1998
Ischnochiton dorsuosus Western Atlantic. 1886
Ischnochiton edwini Western Atlantic. 1989
Ischnochiton elongatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1825
Ischnochiton erythronotus Multihued chiton Western Central Atlantic 1845
Ischnochiton gallaecus Northeast Atlantic 2001
Ischnochiton granulifer Southwest Pacific 1909
Ischnochiton hakodadensis Hakodate chiton Northwest Pacific 2.5 TL 1893
Ischnochiton hartmeyeri Multiringed chiton Western Atlantic Ocean. 1910
Ischnochiton intermedius Southwest Pacific 1912
Ischnochiton kaasi Western Atlantic. 1987
Ischnochiton lividus Eastern Pacific.
Ischnochiton lopesi Western Atlantic. 1974
Ischnochiton luteoroseus Southwest Pacific 1907
Ischnochiton maorianus Southwest Pacific. 1914
Ischnochiton marcusi Western Atlantic. 1971
Ischnochiton mexicanus Western Atlantic. 1993
Ischnochiton newcombi Eastern Pacific. 1892
Ischnochiton niveus Western Atlantic Ocean. 1987
Ischnochiton papillosus Mesh-pitted chiton Western Atlantic Ocean. 1845
Ischnochiton pectinatus Western Atlantic.
Ischnochiton pseudovirgatus Blue-spot chiton Western Atlantic. 1972
Ischnochiton punctulatissimus Brown spotted sea cradle Southeast Pacific 1832
Ischnochiton pusio Mahogany sea cradle Southwest Atlantic and So 1832
Ischnochiton quoyanus Western Central Pacific 1909
Ischnochiton rhodolithophilus Eastern Central Pacific 2000
Ischnochiton rissoi Northeast Atlantic and th 1826
Ischnochiton ritteri Northeast Atlantic and th
Ischnochiton scrobiculatus Eastern Pacific. 1847
Ischnochiton stramineus White sea cradle Western Atlantic and East 1.9 DL 1832
Ischnochiton striolatus Western Atlantic 1828
Ischnochiton textilis Textile chiton Southeast Atlantic 5 SHL 1828
Ischnochiton tomhalei Eastern Central Pacific 2000
Ischnochiton tsekosi Mediterranean Sea. 2005
Ischnochiton usticensis Mediterranean 1999
Ischnochiton variegatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1864
Ischnochiton viridulus Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL 1846
Ischnochiton yerburyi Western Indian Ocean. 1891
Lepidozona albrechtii Albrecht's chiton Northwest Pacific 5.1 TL 1862
Lepidozona allyni Eastern Pacific. 1977
Lepidozona attuensis Northeast Pacific 2000
Lepidozona balaenophila Southeast Pacific 2004
Lepidozona baxteri Northeast Pacific 2000
Lepidozona beringiana Northwest Pacific 2000
Lepidozona beui Southwest Pacific 1987
Lepidozona bisculpta Northwest Pacific 1892
Lepidozona christiaensi Northwest Pacific 1982
Lepidozona cooperi Cooper's chiton Eastern Pacific 4.4 TL 1879
Lepidozona coreanica Korean chiton Northwest Pacific 3.8 TL 1847
Lepidozona ima Eastern Pacific. 1975
Lepidozona interstincta Smooth lepidozona Eastern Pacific 2.5 TL 1846
Lepidozona mertensii Merton's chiton Pacific Ocean 5.1 TL 1847
Lepidozona pectinulata Eastern Pacific. 1893
Lepidozona radians Northeast Pacific 1892
Lepidozona regularis Eastern Central Pacific 4.4 TL 1855
Lepidozona retiporosa Northeast Pacific 1864
Lepidozona scabricostata Eastern Pacific. 1864
Lepidozona serrata Eastern Pacific. 1864
Lepidozona sinudentata Whitestripe chiton Eastern Pacific. 1892
Lepidozona trifida Three-rib chiton Eastern Pacific 1864
Lepidozona vietnamensis Western Pacific 1991
Lepidozona willetti Eastern Pacific. 1917
Micichiton callisto Northeast Pacific 2000
Stenoplax bahamensis Bahamian slender chiton Western Atlantic. 1987
Stenoplax boogii Atlantic rose chiton Western Atlantic Ocean. 1886
Stenoplax conspicua Eastern Central Pacific 10.2 TL 1892
Stenoplax corrugata Eastern Central Pacific 1892
Stenoplax fallax Eastern Pacific 6.4 TL 1892
Stenoplax floridana Western Central Atlantic 3.8 TL 1892
Stenoplax heathiana Heath's chiton Eastern Central Pacific 7.6 TL 1946
Stenoplax iansa Eastern Central Pacific 2021
Stenoplax kempfi Western Atlantic. 1971
Stenoplax limaciformis Western Central Atlantic 1832
Stenoplax petaloides Eastern Central Pacific 0.8 TL 1846
Stenoplax purpurascens Purplish slender chiton Western Atlantic. 1845
Stenoplax rugulata Western Atlantic.
Stenosemus albus White nothern chiton Northern Atlantic, Pacifi 1.3 TL 1767
Stenosemus exaratus Furrowed sea cradle Arctic and Sub-Antarctic 1.8 DL 1878
Stenosemus vanbellei Mediterranean Sea. 1985
Thermochiton undocostatus Northwest Pacific 1990
Tonicina zschaui Western Atlantic and Anta 1886
Tripoplax regularis Western Atlantic and Anta 1855
Tripoplax trifida Northeast Pacific. 1864



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