Acanthochitona armata
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| Acanthochitona armata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Suborder: | Acanthochitonina |
| Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
| Genus: | Acanthochitona |
| Species: | A. armata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthochitona armata (Pease, 1872) | |
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Acanthochitona armata is a chiton of the surf zone endemic to Hawaiʻi.[1] It has the common name Bristled chiton.[1][2]
The shell of Acanthochitona armata is typically a light green with black spots and stripes.[3][4] It grows to about one inch in length.[2] It is oval-shaped with a bilaterally symmetric body.[3][5] Its girdle has shiny metallic-colored spicules.[6] The girdle holds together valves, which are grainy at its sides.[3][6] It reproduces through external fertilization. [7]