Mopalia muscosa, the mossy chiton, is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran, an eight-plated marine mollusk. It is a northeastern Pacific species which occurs from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California Mexico.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mossy 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
- Plaxiphora aurata
- Mopalia lignosa
- Plaxiphora obtecta
- Mopalia hindsii
- Mopalia kennerleyi
- Chaetopleura peruviana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Chitonida
- Family
- Mopaliidae
- Genus
- Mopalia
- Species
- Mopalia muscosa
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