California Chiton Shells (Polyplacophora)

This page links to some of the living chiton shells we saw and photographed in California, mostly around the Channel Islands off Ventura and Santa Barbara.

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Callistochiton crassicostatus


Callistochiton palmulatus

Lepidozona clathrata

Lepidozona mertensii

Lepidozona pectinulata

Nuttallina californica

Oldroydia percrassa

Stenoplax heathiana

Tonicella lokii

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