Acanthochitona armata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Suborder: Acanthochitonina
Family: Acanthochitonidae
Genus: Acanthochitona
Species:
A. armata
Binomial name
Acanthochitona armata
(Pease, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Acanthochites armatus Pease, 1872 (original combination)
  • Acanthochites boeticus Pilsbry, 1893 ·

Acanthochitona armata is a chiton of the surf zone endemic to Hawaiʻi.[1][2]

Acanthochitona armata grows to about one inch in length[3] and is colored green, gray, and/or brown. They can be found along the surf zone[3] attached to the rocks. Acanthochitona armata is oval-shaped with a bilaterally symmetric body.[4] Historically, Chiton species were not eaten by Hawaiians, but used in ceremonies like the mawaewae to show the presence of firstborns.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Bristled Chiton, Acanthochitona armata". www.keokistender.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthochitona armata (Pease, 1872)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  3. 1 2 "Bristled Chiton, Acanthochitona armata". www.keokistender.com. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Acanthochitona armata (Pease 1872) data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  5. ↑ O'Day, Sharyn Jones (Fall 2001). "Excavations at the Kipapa Rockshelter, Kahikinui, Maui, Hawai'i". Asian Perspectives. 40 (2): 299 – via JSTOR.
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp
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