Nuttallina californica

Nuttallina californica, the California spiny chiton, is a species of chiton in the genus Nuttallina.[1]

Nuttallina californica
Nuttallina californica at Crystal Cove State Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Chitonida
Family: Lepidochitonidae
Genus: Nuttallina
Species:
N. californica
Binomial name
Nuttallina californica
Reeve, 1847
Synonyms
  • Acanthopleura fluxa (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
  • Chiton californicus (Reeve, 1847)
  • Chiton scaber (Reeve, 1847)
  • Nuttallina fluxa (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
  • Nuttallina scabra (Reeve, 1847)

Description

This species can reach a maximum length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) in males. The valves are black with an intermittent white stripe that runs dorsally. The girdle is granular and is composed of bristles that are a "reddish-brown" color.[2]

Distribution and habitat

N. californica is endemic to the western coast of North America, specifically California and Baja California, hence its specific epithet and common name.[3]

It is intertidal and can be found in rock crevices, nearby barnacles and mussels.[2]

References
  1. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Nuttallina californica (Reeve, 1847)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  2. "Nuttallina californica". SeaLifeBase. SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  3. "Nuttallina californica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 March 2023.


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