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  2. Animals
  3. Mollusks
  4. Chitons
  5. Neoloricate Chitons

subclass

Neoloricate Chitons

Neoloricata

Includes
61 native 8 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Chitonida 58 native
  • Lepidopleurida 3 native
  • Callochitonida

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native neoloricate chitons All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Mossy Chiton Mopalia muscosa 17,020 observations
  • Gumboot Chiton Cryptochiton stelleri 10,955 observations
  • California Spiny Chiton Nuttallina californica 7,050 observations
  • Lined Chiton Tonicella lineata 6,605 observations
  • Hartweg's Chiton Cyanoplax hartwegii 2,180 observations
  • Conspicuous Chiton Stenoplax conspicua 1,435 observations
  • Merten's Chiton Lepidozona mertensii 1,265 observations
  • Lepidozona pectinulata 675 observations
  • Veiled Chiton Placiphorella velata 375 observations
  • Gem Chiton Chaetopleura gemma 39 observations
  • Callistochiton crassicostatus 20 observations
  • Acanthochitona armata 14 observations

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