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Family: Chitonidae



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

Batoy, Corazon B.

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

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
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
[]
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Max. Length 9 cm BL
 
Acanthopleura spinosa
[Spinose chiton]
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Acanthopleura tenuispinosa
[]

Rusconi, Gianemilio

Western Indian Ocean

Acanthopleura vaillantiiRochebrune, 1882

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio
 
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]

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
[]
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Chiton squamosus
[Squamose chiton]
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Chiton stokesii
[]
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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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Liolophura hirtosa
[]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

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

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Liolophura japonica
[Japanese common chiton]
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Liolophura koreana
[]
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Liolophura sinensis
[]
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Lucilina aegyptiaca
[]
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Lucilina amanda
[]
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Lucilina colantonii
[]
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Lucilina confusa
[]
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Lucilina dilecta
[]
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Lucilina indica
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Lucilina lamellosa(Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Lucilina lamellosa
[]
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Lucilina sueziensis
[]
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Onithochiton hirasei
[]
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Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
 
Onithochiton lyellii
[]
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Onithochiton maillardi
[]
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Onithochiton neglectus
[]
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Onithochiton oliveri
[]
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Onithochiton societatis
[]
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Onithochiton vandingeneni
[]
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Radsia barnesii
[Sea tank]
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Rhyssoplax aerea
[]
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Rhyssoplax canaliculata
[]
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Rhyssoplax komaiana
[]

Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean

Rhyssoplax olivacea(Spengler, 1797)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Rhyssoplax olivacea
[]
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Rhyssoplax stangeri
[]
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Squamopleura miles
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Sypharochiton aorangi
[]
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Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
[]
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Sypharochiton sinclairi
[]
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Sypharochiton themeropsis
[]
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Sypharochiton torri
[]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Tonicia atrata
[Leather jacket tonicia]
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Tonicia bennetti
[]
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Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Tonicia calbucensis
[Pink spotted jacket tonicia]
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Tonicia carnosa
[]
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Tonicia chilensis
[Variable tonicia]
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Tonicia disjuncta
[Reddish-brown tonicia]
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Tonicia forbesii
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Tonicia horniana
[]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Tonicia lebruni
[Orange tonicia]
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Tonicia pustulifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Tonicia schrammi
[Gold-flecked chiton]
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Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Tonicia smithi
[Chestnut tonicia]


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