Blue Green Chiton

Chiton glaucus

Summary 2

Chiton glaucus, or the green chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. It is the most common chiton species in New Zealand. The shell, consisting of eight valves surrounded by a girdle, is fairly large, up to 55 mm in length.

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  1. (c) Natalie Tapson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/40325561@N04/4127901536/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiton_glaucus

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iNaturalist NZ Map

Category Gastropods, Shells