Brief summary
No one has contributed a brief summary to this page yet.
Explore what EOL knows about Chiton.
Add a brief summary to this pageMedia
© National Museums Northern Ireland and its licensors
Mopalia muscosa Trusted
© Tanya Dewey
Source:
Animal Diversity Web
Chiton Trusted
Public Domain
Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
Source:
Freshwater and Marine Image Bank
Mopalia lignosa (Gould, 1846) Trusted
© Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory
Source:
Invertebrates of the Salish Sea
IUCN threat status:
Present in 16 collections
See all 16 collections in which this page appears.-
Intertidal
2 other items
-
Creatures I have seen
13 other items
-
Exploring Odiorne Point's Tidepools
25 other items
Belongs to 1 community
-
Testing for Odiorne Point Community
40 other items , 2 members
Found in 5 classifications
See all 5 approved classifications in which this taxon appears.Genus recognized by Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013:
- Animalia +
- Mollusca +
- Polyplacophora +
- Chitonida +
- Chitonoidea +
- Chitonidae +
-
Chiton
- Chiton aereus Reeve, 1847
- Chiton affinis Issel 1869
- Chiton albolineatus Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829
- Chiton aorangi Creese & O'Neill, 1987
- Chiton articulatus Sowerby in Broderip & Sowerby, 1832
- Chiton baliensis (Bullock, 1989)
- Chiton barnardi Ashby, 1931
- Chiton bednalli Pilsbry, 1895
- Chiton boucheti Kaas, 1989
- Chiton bowenii King & Broderip, 1831
- 73 more... show full tree...
-
Chiton
- Chitonidae +
- Chitonoidea +
- Chitonida +
- Polyplacophora +
- Mollusca +
Reviewed by 0 curators
Learn how to curateOur curators haven't taken any action on this page yet.
Latest updates
See all 3 updates for this page.-
Hans-Martin Braun added the German common name "Mittelmeer-Chiton" to "Chiton olivaceus Spengler 1797".
-
Hans-Martin Braun added the German common name "Schuppige Käferschnecke" to "Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764".
-
Hans-Martin Braun added the English common name "scaly chiton" to "Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764".
Add a new comment
Disclaimer
EOL content is automatically assembled from many different content providers. As a result, from time to time you may find pages on EOL that are confusing.
To request an improvement, please leave a comment on the page. Thank you!
