Higher classification Chiton | Scientific name Chiton tuberculatus Rank Species | |
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Similar Chiton, Molluscs, Acanthopleura granulata, Acanthopleura, Chiton glaucus | ||
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Chiton tuberculatus, the West Indian Green Chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons.
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Description
Chiton tuberculatus can reach a length of about 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in). The basic color is gray green. The valves are ribbed, dull grayish green or greenish brown, with a spicule-covered mantle girdle alternating zones of whitish, green or black.
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found under rocks and in spray zones of rocky shores, in the intertidal, shallow subtidal zone of Western Central Atlantic (USA, Colombia, Bermuda, Mexico, Venezuela and the West Indies).
References
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