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Family: Callochitonidae (See list of species below)

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48 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Callistochiton barnardi
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Callistochiton belliatus
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Callistochiton biakensis
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Callistochiton crassicostatus
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Callistochiton decoratus
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Callistochiton palmulatus
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Callistochiton portobelensis
[Portobelo chiton]
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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 gaussi
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Callochiton jeareyae
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Callochiton kapitiensis
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Callochiton laevis
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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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Callochiton septemvalvis
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Callochiton sulcatus
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Callochiton sulculatus
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Calloplax janeirensis
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Ceratozona squalida
[Eastern surf chiton]


Chaetopleura angulata
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Chaetopleura apiculata
[Eastern beaded chiton]
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Chaetopleura brucei
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Chaetopleura gemma
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Chaetopleura janeirensis
[West Indian ribbed chiton]
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Chaetopleura papilio
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Chaetopleura peruviana
[Sea armadillo]
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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 saccharinus
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Nuttallina californica
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Rapanuia disalvoi
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Schizoplax brandtii
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48 Species of Family Callochitonidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Callistochiton barnardi Western Indian Ocean
Callistochiton belliatus Western Central Pacific
Callistochiton biakensis Western Central Pacific
Callistochiton crassicostatus Eastern Pacific 2.54 TL
Callistochiton decoratus Eastern Central Pacific 2.5 TL
Callistochiton palmulatus Eastern Central Pacific
Callistochiton portobelensis Portobelo chiton Western Central Atlantic
Callistochiton shuttleworthianus Eastern orange chiton Western Atlantic Ocean. 1.4 DL
Callistochiton squamigercostatus Western Central Pacific
Callochiton bayeri Pacific Ocean
Callochiton calcatus Mediterranean Sea.
Callochiton canninii Western Indian Ocean
Callochiton christamariae Western Indian Ocean
Callochiton cinnabaris Western Central Pacific
Callochiton clausadeae Western Indian Ocean
Callochiton compostellanum Northeast Atlantic
Callochiton crocinus Indo-West Pacific.
Callochiton deshayesi Western Indian Ocean
Callochiton empleurus Southwest Pacific
Callochiton gaussi Indo-Pacific, Western Atl
Callochiton jeareyae Southeast Atlantic
Callochiton kapitiensis Southwest Pacific
Callochiton laevis Northeast Atlantic
Callochiton mortenseni Southwest Pacific
Callochiton mumuena Eastern Central Pacific
Callochiton oligosulculatus Southwest Pacific
Callochiton perscrutandus Southwest Pacific
Callochiton schilfi Eastern Indian Ocean
Callochiton septemvalvis Mediterranean and Atlanti 22 DL
Callochiton sulcatus Western Pacific
Callochiton sulculatus Southwest Pacific
Calloplax janeirensis Western Atlantic 1.905 TL
Ceratozona squalida Eastern surf chiton Western Central Atlantic. 5.08 TL
Chaetopleura angulata Western Atlantic 27 DL
Chaetopleura apiculata Eastern beaded chiton Western Atlantic 1.905 TL
Chaetopleura brucei Antarctic Atlantic
Chaetopleura gemma Eastern Pacific 2.4 TL
Chaetopleura janeirensis West Indian ribbed chiton Western Atlantic Ocean.
Chaetopleura papilio Southeast Atlantic 7 SHL
Chaetopleura peruviana Sea armadillo Western Atlantic and East
Chaetopleura staphylophera Western Atlantic Ocean.
Connexochiton kaasi Northwest Pacific
Eudoxochiton nobilis Noble chiton Southwest Pacific
Juvenichiton deplanatus Northwest Pacific
Juvenichiton saccharinus Northern Pacific
Nuttallina californica Northwest Atlantic and Ea 5.1 TL
Rapanuia disalvoi Southeast Pacific
Schizoplax brandtii Arctic and Northern Pacif 1.7 TL



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