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Squamose Chiton

Chiton squamosum

Habitat:

Found on a rock in the intertidal zone at a beach in Puntas.

Notes:

Chitons are a mollusk with eight shell plates. They feed by scraping algae off of rocks.

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3 Comments

tomk3886
tomk3886 2 years ago

I added a link about chitons. Fascinating info.

dklein
dklein 2 years ago

Wow, I did not know this was a thing.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 2 years ago

almost like snake skin!

tomk3886
Spotted by
tomk3886

Aguada, Rincón, Puerto Rico

Spotted on Jul 11, 2021
Submitted on Aug 10, 2021

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