Americhiton
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| Americhiton | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
| Genus: | Americhiton Watters, 1990 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthochites arragonites P. P. Carpenter, 1857 | |
Americhiton is a genus of chitons within the family Acanthochitonidae.[1] Members of this genus are found distributed in the Caribbean Sea and in the Pacific off coasts of Mexico.[2]