Chiton tuberculatus, the West Indian green chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus and can be found throughout the Caribbean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of West Indian Green 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
- Chiton marmoratus
- Chiton articulatus
- Chiton viridis
- Chiton stokesii
- Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
- Chiton squamosus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Chitonida
- Family
- Chitonidae
- Genus
- Chiton
- Species
- Chiton tuberculatus
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