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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Chitonidae

Genus: Chiton

(See list of species below)

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31 species (see list below)
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Chiton affinis
[]
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Chiton albolineatus
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Chiton articulatus
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Chiton barnardi
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Chiton bowenii
[Pretty sea cradle]

França, Antonio

Mediterranean Sea.

Chiton corallinus(Risso, 1826)

Photo by França, Antonio
 
Chiton corallinus
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Chiton corypheus
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Chiton cumingsii
[Tree ring sea cradle]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Chiton densiliratusCarpenter, 1893

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Chiton densiliratus
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Chiton exasperatus
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Chiton glaucus
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Chiton granosus
[Skunk sea cradle]
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Chiton hululensis
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Chiton kaasi
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Chiton laevigatus
[Smooth canoe-shell]
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Chiton laterorugosus
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Chiton linsleyi
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Chiton magnificus
[Liquorice sea cradle]
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Chiton marmoratus
[Marbled chiton]
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Chiton marquesanus
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Chiton peregrinus
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Chiton perviridis
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Chiton phaseolinus
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Chiton rapaitiensis
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Chiton rhynchota
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Chiton salihafui
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Chiton squamosus
[Squamose chiton]
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Chiton stokesii
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No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Chiton tuberculatus
[West Indian green chiton]
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Chiton virgulatus
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Chiton viridis
[Green chiton]


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