Chiton tuberculatus

Chiton tuberculatus
Chiton tuberculatus
Chiton tuberculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Chitonidae
Genus: Chiton
Species: C. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Chiton tuberculatus
Linnaeus, 1758

Chiton tuberculatus is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons.

Disarticulated valves or plates of Chiton tuberculatus, from the beachdrift on Nevis, West Indies. Several head plates are at the top, three tail plates are at the bottom, and various intermediate plates are in between.

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