species 4,203 observations

Woody Chiton

Mopalia lignosa

Field notes

Mopalia lignosa, the woody chiton, is a medium to large-sized species of polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Mopaliidae. This species was first described in 1846 by the conchologist Augustus Addison Gould and can be found on the west coast of the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Range

United States

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