| Enoplochiton niger | |
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| Enoplochiton niger from Isla Playa Ramada, Chile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chitonidae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthopleurinae |
| Genus: | Enoplochiton Gray, 1847 |
| Species: | E. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Enoplochiton niger (Barnes, 1824) | |
Enoplochiton niger is a Southeast Pacific species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. It is the only species in the genus Enoplochiton.
Description
With a length of up to 20 cm (7.9 in), Enoplochiton niger is a very large chiton. It is brown in color. Unlike the similar-sized Enoplochiton echinatus of the same region, Enoplochiton niger lacks large spines.
Distribution, habitat and behavior
The distribution of Enoplochiton niger ranges along the Pacific coast of South America from Coquimbo in Chile to Talara in Peru. It inhabits the intertidal zone, and it is omnivorous.
References
- Enoplochiton niger. WoRMS
- Enoplochiton. WoRMS
- ^ Araya, J.F.; M.E. Araya (2015). "The shallow-water chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) of Caldera, Region of Atacama, northern Chile". Zoosyst. Evol. 91 (1): 45–58. doi:10.3897/zse.91.8536.
- Camus, P.A.; A.H. Navarrete; A.G. Sanhueza; L.F. Opaza (2012). "Trophic ecology of the chiton Acanthopleura echinata on Chilean rocky shores". Revista chilena de historia natural. 85 (1): 123–135. Bibcode:2012RvCHN..85..123C. doi:10.4067/S0716-078X2012000100010.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Enoplochiton | |
| Enoplochiton niger | |