Chiton tuberculatus
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| Chiton tuberculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chitonidae |
| Genus: | Chiton |
| Species: | C. tuberculatus |
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| 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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