Chaetopleura papilio
| Chaetopleura papilio | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Subclass: | Neoloricata |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Superfamily: | Chitonoidea |
| Family: | Chaetopleuridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopleura |
| Subgenus: | Chaetopleura |
| Species: | C. papilio |
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Chaetopleura papilio (Spengler, 1797) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Chiton papilio Spengler, 1797 (basionym) |
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Chiton papilio Spengler, 1797 (basionym)
The hairy chiton (Chaetopleura papilio) is a species of chiton in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc.
This species is found from the central Namibian coast to False Bay in South Africa, intertidally to at least 20 m.
The hairy chiton has brown and black banded valves. A darker stripe runs down the centre of the valves. It can grow up to 70 mm in total length. The girdle is covered with black spines.
This is a solitary animal.
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