Acanthochitona pygmaea [Acanthochitona pygmaea]
Description
A small, oval-shaped chiton that is reddish-brown to black in color. It is characterized by a smooth texture with no hairs. It is found in the Western Atlantic, from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico, living in intertidal and subtidal zones on rocky substrates.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Chitons
Polyplacophora
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| Order |
Lepidopleurida
Lepidopleurida
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| Family |
Chitonidae
Chitonidae
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| Genus |
Acanthochitona
Acanthochitona
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