Caribbean Slender Chiton (Stenoplax purpurascens)

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Stenoplax purpurascens

(C. B. Adams, 1845)

Caribbean Slender Chiton

Also known as: Purplish Slender Chiton

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Taxonomy

Class

Polyplacophora

Order

Chitonida

Family

Ischnochitonidae

Other species in Ischnochitonidae

Multiringed Chiton (Ischnochiton hartmeyeri)

Ischnochiton hartmeyeri

Multiringed Chiton

Florida slender chiton (Stenoplax floridana)

Stenoplax floridana

Florida slender chiton

Ischnochiton striolatus

Ischnochiton striolatus

Stenoplax bahamensis

Stenoplax bahamensis

Stenoplax boogii

Stenoplax boogii

Stenoplax limaciformis

Stenoplax limaciformis

Multihued Chiton (Ischnochiton erythronotus)

Ischnochiton erythronotus

Multihued Chiton

Ischnochiton rissoi

Ischnochiton rissoi

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