Chiton tuberculatus
| Chiton tuberculatus | |
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| Chiton tuberculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chitonidae |
| Genus: | Chiton |
| Species: | C. tuberculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chiton tuberculatus | |
Chiton tuberculatus, the West Indian green chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus and can be found throughout the Caribbean Sea.