Granulated Chiton (Acanthopleura granulata)

Invertebrateverified

Acanthopleura granulata

(Gmelin, 1791)

Granulated Chiton

Also known as: West Indian Fuzzy Chiton, Fuzzy Chiton, Long Back

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Taxonomy

Class

Polyplacophora

Order

Chitonida

Family

Chitonidae

Where to find it

common

Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Dominican Republic Grenada

occasional

Bahamas Costa Rica (Caribbean)Jamaica Mexico

rare

Cayman Islands Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Other species in Chitonidae

Gold-Flecked Chiton (Tonicia schrammi)

Tonicia schrammi

Gold-Flecked Chiton

Squamose Chiton (Chiton squamosus)

Chiton squamosus

Squamose Chiton

Acanthopleura vaillantii

Acanthopleura vaillantii

Common West Indian Chiton (Chiton tuberculatus)

Chiton tuberculatus

Common West Indian Chiton

Green Chiton (Chiton viridis)

Chiton viridis

Green Chiton

Rhyssoplax olivacea

Rhyssoplax olivacea

Rhyssoplax corallina

Rhyssoplax corallina

Marbled Chiton (Chiton marmoratus)

Chiton marmoratus

Marbled Chiton

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