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Merten's Chiton
Lepidozona mertensii
Classification
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Chitonida
- Family
- Ischnochitonidae
Lepidozona mertensii, Merten's chiton, is a species of chiton found under intertidal rocks from northern Alaska to northern Mexico. Description Lepidozona mertensii can grow to lengths of up to 5 cm. One of its distinguishing features is the presence of overlapping oval scales on the girdle, giving it a granular appearance.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 477Canada · 230
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