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Chiton. Quitón
Chiton olivaceus
37.6348, -0.691938
Field Notes
Description:
It has an oval body with eight calcareous plates on the dorsal part. They are fixed to the substrate and move with a suction cup foot. It is dark brown in color.
It feeds on algae and small organisms that it takes off with the radula. If it detaches from the rock, it curls into a ball.
Habitat:
Under a stone on the coast of Cabo de Palos (Murcia).
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