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Mopalia egretta
Mopalia egretta
Berry, 1919
Egret-Plumed Mopalia

Tonicella cf. venusta
Tonicella cf. venusta
Clark, 1999


Mopalia sinuata
Mopalia sinuata
Carpenter, 1864
Dwarf Hairy Mopalia
Dendrochiton flectens
Dendrochiton flectens
(Carpenter, 1864)
Painted Dendrochiton
Ischnochitonidae
Chaetopleura gemma
Chaetopleura gemma
Dall, 1879
Gem Chiton

Gastropod
Identification

Bivalve
Identification


[Chiton classification reflects modern changes as summarized by Aaron Baldwin in Chitons of British Columbia (2009).]  
  

This page last revised: 6-29-2010











Mopaliidae
Cryptochiton stelleri
Cryptochiton stelleri
(Middendorff, 1847)
Giant Pacific Chiton*
Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton rugatus
Leptochiton rugatus
(Carpenter, 1892)
Dwarf Chiton

Lepidozona retiporosa
Lepidozona retiporosa
(Carpenter, 1864)
Little Lepidozona
Lepidozona mertensii
Lepidozona mertensii
(Middendorff, 1847)
Merten's Chiton

Lepidozona interstinctus
Lepidozona interstinctus
(Gould, 1852)
Smooth Lepidozona











Mopalia cirrata
Mopalia cirrata
Berry, 1919
Long-Haired Mopalia
Mopalia kennerleyi
Mopalia kennerleyi
Carpenter, 1864
Northern Hairy Chiton

Mopalia imporcata
Mopalia imporcata
Carpenter, 1864
Branch-haired Mopalia
Mopalia hindsii
Mopalia hindsii
(Sowerby, 1847)
Hind's Mopalia

Mopalia ferreirai
Mopalia ferreirai
Clark, 1991



Katharina tunicata
Katharina tunicata
(Wood, 1815)
Black Katy Chiton*

Lepidozona cooperi
Lepidozona cooperi
(Dall, 1919)
Cooper's Chiton
















Tonicellidae
Cyanoplax dentiens
Cyanoplax dentiens
(Gould, 1846)
Gould's Baby Chiton

Tonicella lineata
Tonicella lineata
(Wood, 1815)
Lined Chiton*

Placiphorella velata
Placiphorella velata
Dall, 1879
Veiled-Chiton
Mopalia spectabilis
Mopalia spectabilis
Cowan & Cowan, 1977
Red-Flecked Mopalia

Mopalia vespertina
Mopalia vespertina
(Gould, 1852)
Smooth Mopalia
Mopalia swanii
Mopalia swanii
Carpenter, 1864
Swan's Mopalia
Mopalia muscosa
Mopalia muscosa
(Gould, 1846)
Mossy Chiton*
Mopalia lignosa
Mopalia lignosa
(Gould, 1846)
Woody Chiton*

Tonicella undocaerulea
Tonicella undocaerulea
(Sirenko, 1973)
Blue-Line Chiton
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Chitons of the Pacific Northwest

(Northern California to Southeast Alaska)

Click on photo to enlarge.  Scale line in photo equals 1cm unless otherwise specified.
* Species which may be found intertidally (on the beach)
 Species without an asterisk are intertidal but difficult to find or
are normally found below the lowest tide level (by divers)