Stenoplax heathiana

Stenoplax heathiana

Classification

Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Ischnochitonidae

Stenoplax heathiana, commonly known as Heath's chiton, is a species of chiton found under rocks in the sandy middle and low intertidal, from Mendocino County, CA to Puerto Santo Tomás, Baja California. Description Like other Stenoplax, Heath's chiton is a relatively narrow-bodied chiton, about two or three times as long as it is wide. It can grow up to 7.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 234Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

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Stenoplax heathiana

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