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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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Max. Length 0.4 cm BL
 
Connexochiton costatus
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Max. Length 0.3 cm BL
 
Connexochiton kermadeci
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Connexochiton moreirai
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Connexochiton platynomenus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm BL
 
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]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

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

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
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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