Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitonidae is a family of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons. Species are widely distributed throughout the world's oceans, but are most commonly found in the shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ..., from Alaska to Chile. Description Acanthochitonidae are characterized by a broad girdle covered in coarse spines with erect tufts of up to ten large bristles. The coarsely granular valves of the shell are partially overlapped by the girdle. The articulating flange, or articulamentum, is well developed. The margin of the cephalic plate has about five slits, and the lateral insertion plates all have a single notch. These small to large chitons have a distinctive appearance, and are ...
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