Schizoplax brandtii  (Split-Plate Chiton)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2299)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Auke Bay, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Low intertidal
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 27, 2007
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Photo ID #	2299
Comments	This strange little chiton has the plates split down the middle and connected by a flexible band of cartilidge. Unlike many other chitons, this species is often found on hard substrate in very silty areas.