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Chiton, Hairy

Acanthochitona zelandica

Papatua (Acanthochitona zelandica)

Chiton, Hairy

Invertebrate

Mollusca

Polyplacophora

Acanthochitonidae

Rocky Shore Intertidal
Rocky Shore Intertidal

Feeding:
Grazer Feeder
Grazer Feeder
Distribution:
New Zealand
New Zealand
Edibility:
Inedible
Inedible
Size:
Coin Sized
Coin Sized



A small narrow chiton which has a spiny girdle. Both the shell and the girdle are pale brown, with irregular blotches of dark brown or white. Oval in shape.


On open rocks, amongst foliose algae, in intertidal rock pools.


Grazer.




NZ Coastal Marine Invertebrates; Vol 1