Biology:Chiton squamosus
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Short description: Species of mollusc
| Chiton squamosus | |
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| Dorsal view of Chiton squamosus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chitonidae |
| Genus: | Chiton |
| Species: | C. squamosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
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Chiton squamosus is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons.[1][2]
Description
Chiton squamosus can reach a length of 50–75 mm (2.0–3.0 in). The seven valves are dull, ashen-gray with dull-brown, irregular, wide, longitudinal stripes. Girdle alternates pale stripes of grayish white and grayish green.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
Chiton squamosus is present in southeastern Florida and the West Indies. These chitons occur in rocky coasts, in the zones of sweeping of the waves, at a depth of 0 – 3 meters.[3]
References
- ↑ URMO: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. Land J. van der (ed)
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848071.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chiton squamosus, Squamose chiton". https://www.sealifebase.org/summary/Chiton-squamosus.html.
- ↑ Hort, William Jillard (1822) (in en). An Introduction to Natural History: Adapted to Domestic and to School Education. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. https://books.google.com/books?id=p04QAQAAMAAJ&dq=chiton+squamosus+length&pg=RA1-PA140.
- Linnaeus, C. (1767) - Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 2)
Wikidata ☰ Q1985008 entry
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