Smooth Mail-shell

Callochiton septemvalvis, the smooth European chiton or smooth mail-shell is a medium-sized species of polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ishnochitonidae. It was initially described by George Montagu in 1803 and can be found throughout Europe in shallow waters and several seas including the Mediterranean sea.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Smooth 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

• Tonicella marmorea
• Boreochiton ruber
• Dendrochiton flectens
• Tonicia chilensis
• Stenoplax limaciformis
• Onithochiton quercinus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Polyplacophora

Order

Callochitonida

Family

Callochitonidae

Genus

Callochiton

Species

Callochiton septemvalvis

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