Lepidozona mertensii, Merten's chiton, is a species of chiton found under intertidal rocks from northern Alaska to northern Mexico.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Merten's Chiton being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lepidozona interstincta
- Boreochiton ruber
- Tonicella insignis
- Tonicella marmorea
- Dendrochiton flectens
- Lepidozona radians
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Chitonida
- Family
- Ischnochitonidae
- Genus
- Lepidozona
- Species
- Lepidozona mertensii
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