Americhiton
| Americhiton | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Acanthochitonidae |
| Genus: | Americhiton Watters, 1990 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthochites arragonites P. P. Carpenter, 1857
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Americhiton is a genus of chitons within the family Acanthochitonidae.[1] Members of this genus are found distributed in the Caribbean Sea and in the Pacific off coasts of Mexico.[2]
Species
[edit]- Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981)
- Americhiton arragonites (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
- Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954)
- Americhiton zebra (Lyons, 1988)
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Americhiton Watters, 1990". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Americhiton Watters, 1990". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.