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Family: Chitonidae



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82 species (see list below)
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Acanthopleura brevispinosa
[Thorny chiton]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Acanthopleura gemmata (de Blainville, 1825)

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Acanthopleura gemmata
[Northern spined chiton]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Acanthopleura granulata
[West Indian fuzzy chiton]
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Acanthopleura loochooana
[]
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Acanthopleura magellanica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm BL
 
Acanthopleura spinosa
[Spinose chiton]
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Acanthopleura tenuispinosa
[]

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio

Western Indian Ocean

Acanthopleura vaillantii Rochebrune, 1882

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Acanthopleura vaillantii
[]
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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]

Photo by França, Antonio

Mediterranean Sea.

Chiton corallinus (Risso, 1826)

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Chiton corallinus
[]
No picture found
 
Chiton corypheus
[]
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Chiton cumingsii
[Tree ring sea cradle]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Chiton densiliratus Carpenter, 1893

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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
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Chiton tuberculatus
[West Indian green chiton]
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Chiton virgulatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Chiton viridis
[Green chiton]
No picture found
 
Liolophura hirtosa
[]

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm SHL
Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)

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Liolophura japonica
[Japanese common chiton]
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Liolophura koreana
[]
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Liolophura sinensis
[]
No picture found
 
Lucilina aegyptiaca
[]
No picture found
 
Lucilina amanda
[]
No picture found
 
Lucilina colantonii
[]
No picture found
 
Lucilina confusa
[]
No picture found
 
Lucilina dilecta
[]
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Lucilina indica
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Lucilina lamellosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

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Lucilina lamellosa
[]
No picture found
 
Lucilina sueziensis
[]
No picture found
 
Onithochiton hirasei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
 
Onithochiton lyellii
[]
No picture found
 
Onithochiton maillardi
[]
No picture found
 
Onithochiton neglectus
[]
No picture found
 
Onithochiton oliveri
[]
No picture found
 
Onithochiton societatis
[]
No picture found
 
Onithochiton vandingeneni
[]
No picture found
 
Radsia barnesii
[Sea tank]
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Rhyssoplax aerea
[]
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Rhyssoplax canaliculata
[]
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Rhyssoplax komaiana
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean

Rhyssoplax olivacea (Spengler, 1797)

Photo by Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Rhyssoplax olivacea
[]
No picture found
 
Rhyssoplax stangeri
[]
No picture found
 
Squamopleura miles
[]
No picture found
 
Sypharochiton aorangi
[]
No picture found
 
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
[]
No picture found
 
Sypharochiton sinclairi
[]
No picture found
 
Sypharochiton themeropsis
[]
No picture found
 
Sypharochiton torri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Tonicia atrata
[Leather jacket tonicia]
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Tonicia bennetti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Tonicia calbucensis
[Pink spotted jacket tonicia]
No picture found
 
Tonicia carnosa
[]
No picture found
 
Tonicia chilensis
[Variable tonicia]
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Tonicia disjuncta
[Reddish-brown tonicia]
No picture found
 
Tonicia forbesii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Tonicia horniana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Tonicia lebruni
[Orange tonicia]
No picture found
 
Tonicia pustulifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Tonicia schrammi
[Gold-flecked chiton]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Tonicia smithi
[Chestnut tonicia]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthopleura brevispinosa Thorny chiton Western Indian Ocean 1840
Acanthopleura gemmata Northern spined chiton Indo-Pacific. 12 TL 1825
Acanthopleura granulata West Indian fuzzy chiton Western Central Atlantic. 10 TL 1791
Acanthopleura loochooana Northwest Pacific 1829
Acanthopleura magellanica Western Atlantic. 1791
Acanthopleura spinosa Spinose chiton Indo-West Pacific. 9 BL 1792
Acanthopleura tenuispinosa Northwest Pacific 1939
Acanthopleura vaillantii Western Indian Ocean 1882
Chiton affinis Western Indian Ocean 1869
Chiton albolineatus Endemic to Mexico.
Chiton articulatus Endemic to Mexico. 1832
Chiton barnardi Western Indian Ocean 1931
Chiton bowenii Pretty sea cradle Southeast Pacific 1832
Chiton corallinus Mediterranean Sea. 1826
Chiton corypheus Southwest Pacific 1912
Chiton cumingsii Tree ring sea cradle Southeast Pacific 1827
Chiton densiliratus Western Central Pacific 1893
Chiton exasperatus Southwest Pacific 1914
Chiton glaucus Southwest Pacific 1828
Chiton granosus Skunk sea cradle Southeast Pacific 1827
Chiton hululensis Indo-West Pacific and the 1903
Chiton kaasi Western Indian Ocean 1981
Chiton laevigatus Smooth canoe-shell Northeast Atlantic. 1828
Chiton laterorugosus Western Indian Ocean 1986
Chiton linsleyi Eastern Central Pacific 1973
Chiton magnificus Liquorice sea cradle Southeast Pacific 1827
Chiton marmoratus Marbled chiton Western Central Atlantic 7.6 TL 1791
Chiton marquesanus Eastern Central Pacific 1893
Chiton peregrinus Western Indian Ocean 1909
Chiton perviridis Eastern Central Pacific 1865
Chiton phaseolinus Mediterranean 1879
Chiton rapaitiensis Southwest Pacific 2006
Chiton rhynchota Western Central Pacific 1884
Chiton salihafui Western Indian Ocean 1972
Chiton squamosus Squamose chiton Western Central Atlantic. 7.6 TL
Chiton stokesii Western Central Atlantic 1832
Chiton tuberculatus West Indian green chiton Western Central Atlantic 7.6 TL 1758
Chiton virgulatus Western Central Atlantic
Chiton viridis Green chiton Western Central Atlantic. 7.6 TL 1797
Liolophura hirtosa Eastern Indian Ocean 1825
Liolophura japonica Japanese common chiton Western Pacific 4.4 SHL 1873
Liolophura koreana Western Pacific 2021
Liolophura sinensis Western Pacific 2021
Lucilina aegyptiaca Western Pacific 2020
Lucilina amanda Northwest Pacific 1909
Lucilina colantonii Northwest Pacific 2020
Lucilina confusa Northwest Pacific 2020
Lucilina dilecta Eastern Indian Ocean 1911
Lucilina indica Western Indian Ocean 1981
Lucilina lamellosa Western Central Pacific 1835
Lucilina sueziensis Western Indian Ocean 1847
Onithochiton hirasei Northwest Pacific 1901
Onithochiton lyellii Pacific Ocean 3.3 TL 1832
Onithochiton maillardi Western Indian Ocean 1863
Onithochiton neglectus Southwest Pacific 1881
Onithochiton oliveri Southwest Pacific 1914
Onithochiton societatis Central Pacific 1909
Onithochiton vandingeneni Central Pacific 2020
Radsia barnesii Sea tank Southeast Pacific 1828
Rhyssoplax aerea Southwest Pacific 1847
Rhyssoplax canaliculata Southwest Pacific 1835
Rhyssoplax komaiana Western Pacific 1929
Rhyssoplax olivacea Mediterranean 1797
Rhyssoplax stangeri Southwest Pacific 1847
Squamopleura miles Western Central Pacific 1893
Sypharochiton aorangi Southwest Pacific 1987
Sypharochiton pelliserpentis Southwest Pacific 1835
Sypharochiton sinclairi Southwest Pacific. 1843
Sypharochiton themeropsis Southwest Pacific 1914
Sypharochiton torri Southwest Pacific 1907
Tonicia atrata Leather jacket tonicia Southeast Pacific, Southw 7 DL 1839
Tonicia bennetti Western Atlantic. 1914
Tonicia calbucensis Pink spotted jacket tonicia Southwest Atlantic and So 3.8 DL 1898
Tonicia carnosa Western Indian Ocean 1979
Tonicia chilensis Variable tonicia Southeast Pacific and Sou 1827
Tonicia disjuncta Reddish-brown tonicia Southeast Pacific 1827
Tonicia forbesii Southeast Pacific and Wes 1857
Tonicia horniana Western Atlantic. 1.9 DL 1889
Tonicia lebruni Orange tonicia Southwest Atlantic and So 3.9 DL 1884
Tonicia pustulifera Eastern Pacific. 1919
Tonicia schrammi Gold-flecked chiton Western Central Atlantic 2.5 TL 1856
Tonicia smithi Chestnut tonicia Southwest Atlantic and So 5 DL 1980



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