
Hairy Chitons
Chaetopleura
Chaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. The species within this genus are marine molluscs.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Chaetopleura peruviana
speciesChaetopleura peruviana

Eastern Beaded Chiton
speciesChaetopleura apiculata

Chaetopleura angulata
speciesChaetopleura angulata

Chaetopleura lurida
speciesChaetopleura lurida

Chaetopleura isabellei
speciesChaetopleura isabellei
Gem Chiton
speciesChaetopleura gemma

Chilean Hairy Chiton
speciesChaetopleura benaventei

hairy chiton
speciesChaetopleura papilio

Chaetopleura lanuginosa
speciesChaetopleura lanuginosa

Chaetopleura hennahi
speciesChaetopleura hennahi

Chaetopleura roddai
speciesChaetopleura roddai

Chaetopleura debruini
speciesChaetopleura debruini
Chaetopleura caboverdensis
speciesChaetopleura caboverdensis

Orange Hairy Chiton
speciesChaetopleura pertusa
Chaetopleura hanselmani
speciesChaetopleura hanselmani
Chaetopleura shyana
speciesChaetopleura shyana
Chaetopleura staphylophera
speciesChaetopleura staphylophera
Chaetopleura benguelensis
speciesChaetopleura benguelensis
Chaetopleura fernandensis
speciesChaetopleura fernandensis
Chaetopleura angolensis
speciesChaetopleura angolensis
Chaetopleura brucei
speciesChaetopleura brucei
Chaetopleura unilineata
speciesChaetopleura unilineata
Chaetopleura sowerbiana
speciesChaetopleura sowerbiana
Chaetopleura pustulata
speciesChaetopleura pustulata
Chaetopleura asperrima
speciesChaetopleura asperrima
Chaetopleura gambiensis
speciesChaetopleura gambiensis
Chaetopleura biarmata
speciesChaetopleura biarmata
Chaetopleura asperior
speciesChaetopleura asperior
Chaetopleura pomarium
speciesChaetopleura pomarium
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 85353.