Heath's Chiton

Stenoplax heathiana, commonly known as Heath's chiton, is a species of chiton found under rocks in the sandy middle and low intertidal, from Mendocino County, CA to Puerto Santo Tomás, Baja California.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Heath'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

• Stenoplax limaciformis
• Boreochiton ruber
• Ischnoplax pectinata
• Ischnochiton rissoi
• Ischnochiton elongatus
• Stenoplax conspicua

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Polyplacophora

Order

Chitonida

Family

Ischnochitonidae

Genus

Stenoplax

Species

Stenoplax heathiana

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