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Squamose Chiton

Chiton squamosum

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

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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Comments (3)

I added a link about chitons. Fascinating info.
Wow, I did not know this was a thing.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021

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