Chiton squamosus

Chiton squamosus
Dorsal view of Chiton squamosus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Chitonidae
Genus:	Chiton
Species:	C. squamosus
Binomial name
Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764

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

1. URMO: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. Land J. van der (ed)
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
3. "Chiton squamosus, Squamose chiton". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
4. Hort, William Jillard (1822). An Introduction to Natural History: Adapted to Domestic and to School Education. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown.

• 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)