Chiton glaucus (Green Chiton)

Shell mollusc chiton with dorsal plates in marine environments of White Sea. Defensive mechanisms, mollusk anatomy, marine invertebrates and mollusk behavior in underwater life of White Sea.

Ancient armored mollusk (Chiton polii) on the shell of a clam Smooth Scallop (Flexopecten glaber ponticus), Black Sea

Chiton

Chiton ~ Everything You Need to Know with Photos | Videos

The gumboot chiton, Cryptochiton stelleri, is the largest of all the chitons in the world! Chitons are molluscs (just like octopuses) that have eight armored plates running in a line down their back. But unlike most other chitons, the gumboot has their plates completely hidden by this leathery skin. Giving them the name “wandering meatloaf” by tidepoolers. They have lots of teeth made of magnetite that they use to scrape algae off of rocks. The material that encloses their teeth is something cal