Chaetopleura papilio
Species of mollusc
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Chaetopleura papilio, the hairy chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc.
| Chaetopleura papilio | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chaetopleuridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopleura |
| Subgenus: | Chaetopleura |
| Species: | C. papilio |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopleura papilio (Spengler, 1797) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chiton papilio Spengler, 1797 (basionym) | |
Distribution
This species is found from the central Namibian coast to False Bay in South Africa, intertidally to at least 20 m (66 ft).[2]
Description
Ecology
This is a solitary animal.