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Family: Callochitonidae



(See list of species below)


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54 species (see list below)
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Callistochiton asthenes
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Callistochiton barnardi
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Callistochiton belliatus
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Callistochiton biakensis
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Callistochiton crassicostatus
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Callistochiton decoratus
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Callistochiton palmulatus
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Callistochiton portobelensis
[Portobelo chiton]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Callistochiton shuttleworthianus
[Eastern orange chiton]
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Callistochiton squamigercostatus
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Callochiton bayeri
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Callochiton calcatus
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Callochiton canninii
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Callochiton christamariae
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Callochiton cinnabaris
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Callochiton clausadeae
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Callochiton compostellanum
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Callochiton crocinus
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Callochiton deshayesi
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Callochiton empleurus
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Callochiton euplaeae
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Indo-Pacific, Western Atl

Callochiton gaussi Thiele, 1908

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Callochiton gaussi
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Callochiton jeareyae
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Callochiton kapitiensis
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Callochiton laevis
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Callochiton levatus
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Callochiton mortenseni
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Callochiton mumuena
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Callochiton oligosulculatus
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Callochiton perscrutandus
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Callochiton schilfi
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Telnes, Kåre

Mediterranean and Atlanti
Max. Length 22 cm DL
Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803)

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Callochiton septemvalvis
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Callochiton sulcatus
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Callochiton sulculatus
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Max. Length 1.9 cm TL
 
Calloplax janeirensis
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Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Ceratozona squalida
[Eastern surf chiton]

Simon, Viktor

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm DL
Chaetopleura angulata (Spengler, 1797)

Photo by Simon, Viktor
 
Chaetopleura angulata
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Max. Length 1.9 cm TL
 
Chaetopleura apiculata
[Eastern beaded chiton]
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Chaetopleura brucei
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Max. Length 2.4 cm TL
 
Chaetopleura gemma
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Chaetopleura janeirensis
[West Indian ribbed chiton]
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Chaetopleura lanuginosa
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Max. Length 7 cm SHL
 
Chaetopleura papilio
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Chaetopleura peruviana
[Sea armadillo]
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Chaetopleura scabricula
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Chaetopleura staphylophera
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Connexochiton kaasi
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Eudoxochiton nobilis
[Noble chiton]
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Juvenichiton deplanatus
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Juvenichiton grandispina
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Juvenichiton saccharinus
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Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Nuttallina californica
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Rapanuia disalvoi
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Max. Length 1.7 cm TL
 
Schizoplax brandtii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Callistochiton asthenes Eastern Pacific. 1919
Callistochiton barnardi Western Indian Ocean 1981
Callistochiton belliatus Western Central Pacific 1994
Callistochiton biakensis Western Central Pacific 1994
Callistochiton crassicostatus Eastern Pacific 2.5 TL
Callistochiton decoratus Eastern Central Pacific 2.5 TL 1887
Callistochiton palmulatus Eastern Central Pacific 1879
Callistochiton portobelensis Portobelo chiton Western Central Atlantic 1976
Callistochiton shuttleworthianus Eastern orange chiton Western Atlantic Ocean. 1.4 DL 1893
Callistochiton squamigercostatus Western Central Pacific 1994
Callochiton bayeri Pacific Ocean 1998
Callochiton calcatus Mediterranean Sea. 1994
Callochiton canninii Western Indian Ocean 1983
Callochiton christamariae Western Indian Ocean 2003
Callochiton cinnabaris Western Central Pacific 1985
Callochiton clausadeae Western Indian Ocean 1985
Callochiton compostellanum Northeast Atlantic 1999
Callochiton crocinus Indo-West Pacific. 1847
Callochiton deshayesi Western Indian Ocean 1909
Callochiton empleurus Southwest Pacific 1872
Callochiton euplaeae Southwest Pacific 1829
Callochiton gaussi Indo-Pacific, Western Atl 1908
Callochiton jeareyae Southeast Atlantic 1998
Callochiton kapitiensis Southwest Pacific 1926
Callochiton laevis Northeast Atlantic
Callochiton levatus Northeast Atlantic 1998
Callochiton mortenseni Southwest Pacific 1924
Callochiton mumuena Eastern Central Pacific 2001
Callochiton oligosulculatus Southwest Pacific 1985
Callochiton perscrutandus Southwest Pacific 1929
Callochiton schilfi Eastern Indian Ocean 2001
Callochiton septemvalvis Mediterranean and Atlanti 22 DL 1803
Callochiton sulcatus Western Pacific 1905
Callochiton sulculatus Southwest Pacific 1907
Calloplax janeirensis Western Atlantic 1.9 TL 1828
Ceratozona squalida Eastern surf chiton Western Central Atlantic. 5.1 TL 1845
Chaetopleura angulata Western Atlantic 27 DL 1797
Chaetopleura apiculata Eastern beaded chiton Western Atlantic 1.9 TL 1834
Chaetopleura brucei Antarctic Atlantic 1912
Chaetopleura gemma Eastern Pacific 2.4 TL 1879
Chaetopleura janeirensis West Indian ribbed chiton Western Atlantic Ocean. 1828
Chaetopleura lanuginosa Eastern Pacific. 1879
Chaetopleura papilio Southeast Atlantic 7 SHL 1797
Chaetopleura peruviana Sea armadillo Western Atlantic and East 1819
Chaetopleura scabricula Western Atlantic and East 1832
Chaetopleura staphylophera Western Atlantic Ocean. 1985
Connexochiton kaasi Northwest Pacific 1997
Eudoxochiton nobilis Noble chiton Southwest Pacific 1843
Juvenichiton deplanatus Northwest Pacific 1975
Juvenichiton grandispina Eastern Pacific. 1975
Juvenichiton saccharinus Northern Pacific 1878
Nuttallina californica Northwest Atlantic and Ea 5.1 TL 1847
Rapanuia disalvoi Southeast Pacific 2004
Schizoplax brandtii Arctic and Northern Pacif 1.7 TL 1847



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