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Acanthochitona
Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Acanthochitona fascicularis
speciesAcanthochitona fascicularis

Spiny Chiton
speciesAcanthochitona garnoti

Bristly Mail-shell
speciesAcanthochitona crinita
Tufted Chiton
speciesAcanthochitona zelandica

Acanthochitona rubrolineata
speciesAcanthochitona rubrolineata

Striate Glass-hair Chiton
speciesAcanthochitona pygmaea

Acanthochitona avicula
speciesAcanthochitona avicula

Acanthochitona hirudiniformis
speciesAcanthochitona hirudiniformis

Acanthochitona viridis
speciesAcanthochitona viridis

Acanthochitona exquisita
speciesAcanthochitona exquisita

Acanthochitona defilippii
speciesAcanthochitona defilippii

Acanthochitona pilsbryi
speciesAcanthochitona pilsbryi

Acanthochitona discrepans
speciesAcanthochitona discrepans

Mahé spiny chiton
speciesAcanthochitona mahensis
Acanthochitona hemphilli
speciesAcanthochitona hemphilli

Acanthochitona bouvieri
speciesAcanthochitona bouvieri

Acanthochitona achates
speciesAcanthochitona achates

Acanthochitona bednalli
speciesAcanthochitona bednalli

Acanthochitona armata
speciesAcanthochitona armata

Acanthochitona feroxa
speciesAcanthochitona feroxa

Acanthochitona lineata
speciesAcanthochitona lineata

Acanthochitona lata
speciesAcanthochitona lata

Acanthochitona rhodea
speciesAcanthochitona rhodea

Acanthochitona granostriata
speciesAcanthochitona granostriata

Acanthochitona astrigera
speciesAcanthochitona astrigera

Acanthochitona penicillata
speciesAcanthochitona penicillata

Acanthochitona circellata
speciesAcanthochitona circellata

Acanthochitona oblonga
speciesAcanthochitona oblonga

Acanthochitona andersoni
speciesAcanthochitona andersoni

Acanthochitona ferreirai
speciesAcanthochitona ferreirai

Acanthochitona roseojugum
speciesAcanthochitona roseojugum

Acanthochitona intermedia
speciesAcanthochitona intermedia
Acanthochitona scutigera
speciesAcanthochitona scutigera

Acanthochitona mastalleri
speciesAcanthochitona mastalleri
Acanthochitona limbata
speciesAcanthochitona limbata

Acanthochitona spiculosa
speciesAcanthochitona spiculosa

Acanthochitona lanae
speciesAcanthochitona lanae
Acanthochitona angelica
speciesAcanthochitona angelica
Acanthochitona imperatrix
speciesAcanthochitona imperatrix
Acanthochitona thileniusi
speciesAcanthochitona thileniusi
Acanthochitona coxi
speciesAcanthochitona coxi
Acanthochitona worsfoldi
speciesAcanthochitona worsfoldi
Acanthochitona pilosa
speciesAcanthochitona pilosa
Acanthochitona burghardtae
speciesAcanthochitona burghardtae
Acanthochitona byungdoni
speciesAcanthochitona byungdoni
Acanthochitona venezuelana
speciesAcanthochitona venezuelana
Acanthochitona woodwardi
speciesAcanthochitona woodwardi
Acanthochitona quincunx
speciesAcanthochitona quincunx
Acanthochitona shaskyi
speciesAcanthochitona shaskyi
Acanthochitona saundersi
speciesAcanthochitona saundersi
Acanthochitona terezae
speciesAcanthochitona terezae
Acanthochitona minuta
speciesAcanthochitona minuta
Acanthochitona jugotenuis
speciesAcanthochitona jugotenuis
Acanthochitona subrubicunda
speciesAcanthochitona subrubicunda
Acanthochitona ciroi
speciesAcanthochitona ciroi
Acanthochitona brunoi
speciesAcanthochitona brunoi
Acanthochitona penetrans
speciesAcanthochitona penetrans
Acanthochitona leopoldi
speciesAcanthochitona leopoldi
Acanthochitona shirleyi
speciesAcanthochitona shirleyi
Acanthochitona macrocystialis
speciesAcanthochitona macrocystialis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 246969.