Chiton
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Type specimens of chitons: A, lectotype of Chiton cumingsii NHMUK... | Download Scientific Diagram
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Two Types Of Chitons
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Door #12: Meet the chitons! | The Invertebrate Collections
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Mollusks Examples, Pictures & Facts, Different Types Of Mollusks
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Australian Chiton | Ischnochiton australis (Australian Chito… | Flickr
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Large-scale project ‘Chiton of the Mexican Tropical Pacific’: Chiton articulatus (Mollusca ...
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Chiton species, abundance, and size by rocky intertidal zone
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  1. Types of chitons include12:
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    A chiton (/ ˈkaɪtɒn, ˈkaɪtən /; Ancient Greek: χιτών, romanized : chitṓn, IPA: [kʰitɔ̌ːn]) is a form of tunic that fastens at the shoulder, worn by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome. There are two forms of chiton: the Doric and the later Ionic.

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    The genus Chiton has been split into several subgenera as follows: [2]

    • Subgenus Chiton (Chiton) Linnaeus, 1758 Chiton (Chiton) albolineatus Broderip & Sowerby, 1829 ...

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    What does a chiton look like?
    Chitons are usually oval in shape. On the dorsal (upper) surface is a row of eight overlapping plates surrounded or covered by a tough girdle. Chitons use a large, flat foot for creeping along and clinging to rocks; they also have a well-developed radula (filelike structure) with which to scrape algae and other plant food from rocks.

    Chiton | Marine, Polyplacophora, Shell | Britannica

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    How many species of chitons are there?
    About 940 [ 5 ][ 6 ] extant and 430 [ 7 ] fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a shell composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. [ 3 ]

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    What are chiton animals?
    1. Chiton animals are a type of marine mollusk that can be found in oceans all around the world. 2. They have a unique physical appearance with a shell made up of eight overlapping plates, called valves, that cover their soft body. 3. There are about 800 different species of chitons, varying in color and size. 4.

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    What is a chiton called?
    The chiton’s scientific name is Polyplacophora, which is the class it belongs to as well; however, until recently, they were known as Amphineura. These curious creatures are also known as: The most distinguishing feature of this class is a flattened oval shape wide ventral foot, with seven or eight dorsal shell plates overlapping each other.

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    Are chitons a mollusk?
    Chiton, any of numerous flattened, bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks, worldwide in distribution but most abundant in warm regions. The approximately 600 species are usually placed in the class Placophora, Polyplacophora, or Loricata (phylum Mollusca). Chitons are usually oval in shape.

    Chiton | Marine, Polyplacophora, Shell | Britannica

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    How are chitons classified?
    The most recent classification, by Sirenko (2006), [ 39 ] is based not only on shell morphology, as usual, but also other important features, including aesthetes, girdle, radula, gills, glands, egg hull projections, and spermatozoids. It includes all the living and extinct genera of chitons.

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    Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (/ˌpɒlipləˈkɒfərə/ POL-ee-plə-KOF-ər-ə), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as … See more

    Habitat

    Chitons live worldwide, from cold waters through to the tropics. They live on hard surfaces, such as on or under rocks, or in rock crevices.
    Some species live … See more

    Homing ability

    Similar to many species of saltwater limpets, several species of chiton are known to exhibit homing behaviours, journeying to feed and then returning to the exact spot they previously inhabited. The method they use to perform such behaviors has been … See more

    Life habits

    A chiton creeps along slowly on a muscular foot. It has considerable power of adhesion and can cling to rocks very powerfully, like a limpet.
    Chitons are generally herbivorous grazers, though some are omnivorous and some carnivorous. They eat See more

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    Morphology

    Shell
    All chitons bear a protective dorsal shell that is divided into eight articulating aragonite valves embedded in the tough muscular girdle that … See more

    Culinary uses

    Chitons are eaten in several parts of the world. This includes islands in the Caribbean, such as Trinidad, Tobago, The Bahamas, St. Maarten, Aruba, Bonaire, Anguilla and See more

    Ediacaran records

    A ?stem chiton ( Clementechiton ) is known from the Ediacaran period See more

    Evolutionary origins

    Chitons have a relatively good fossil record, stretching back to the Cambrian, with the genus Preacanthochiton, known from fossils found in Late Cambrian deposits in Missouri, being classified as the earliest known polyplacophoran. However, the exact … See more

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    Chiton | Marine, Polyplacophora, Shell | Britannica

    Jul 20, 1998 · Chiton, any of numerous flattened, bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks, worldwide in distribution but most abundant in warm regions. The …

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      Class Polyplacophora (Chitons) Information - Earth Life

      Aug 16, 2020 · Polyplacophorans are a class of the phylum Mollusca and are commonly known as Chitons. They are easily distinguishable from the superficially similar Limpets (which are part of the Gastropoda) by the fact that …

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      May 27, 2024 · Chitons have been around for nearly 500 million years, and they are the only known living mollusk with living tissue connected within the outermost layer of their shells. However, there are a few species that share similar …

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      Aug 23, 2010 · Polyplacophora, also known as chitons, are mollusks with eight overlapping plates on their shells. They live in various habitats, from intertidal zones to deep waters, and have a muscular foot and a mantle with gills.

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