Invertebrate
Gumboot Chiton
Leathery giant of Pacific tidepools
Family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a taxonomic family in the order Chitonida, class Polyplacophora. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Gumboot Chiton.
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Acanthochitonidae is a taxonomic family in the order Chitonida, class Polyplacophora. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Gumboot Chiton.