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Acanthochitona crinita is a species of marine chiton in the family Acanthochitonidae. It is found on rocky coasts in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bristly Mail-shell 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
- Acanthochitona fascicularis
- Acanthochitona zelandica
- Acanthochitona rubrolineata
- Acanthochitona garnoti
- Plaxiphora caelata
- Mopalia spectabilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Polyplacophora
- Order
- Chitonida
- Family
- Acanthochitonidae
- Genus
- Acanthochitona
- Species
- Acanthochitona crinita
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