Chiton glaucus (Green Chiton)

A lined chiton hitching a ride on a mussel? Not gonna make it very far buddy. Believe it or not both of these creatures are types of Molluscs, classified as a soft bodied animal with a muscular foot… but obviously pose some big differences in appearance and function. Chitons (class Polyplacophore) are characterized by their eight articulating dorsal plates and broad, muscular foot adapted for clinging tightly to rocky substrates. They have a radula, essentially a tiny conveyor belt of teeth, use

#DYK we have chitons in NC? These mollusks have 8 overlapping shell plates on their back. The ones you may have seen elsewhere on rocks in the intertidal are typically bigger, but here we have these tiny cute ones! #marineinvertebrates #mollusks #mollusk #chiton #northcarolina | Marine Invert Girl