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Monday, March 28, 2011

Mollusk Discovery

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http://www.bukisa.com/articles/69011_chitons-colorful-and-unique-sea-creatures

Above is a picture is a Butterfly Chiton. It's Scientific name is Cryptoconchus Porosus.

Characteristics:
-It has Eight shells.
-Has very strong suction
-Can roll into a ball to protect itself.
-Scrapes algae and eats detritus.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum- Mollusca
Class- Polyplacophora
Order- Neoloricata
Family- Acanothochitonidae
Genus- Cryptoconchus
Species- Porosus
http://s701.photobucket.com/albums/ww14/LamboAM/Album%202/?action=view&current=StomaVid.mp4Chiton
Above is a video of a chiton in someone's fsh tank. I could not find a video of a Butterfly Chiton, so I had to get a video of a regular Chiton.
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