Chaetopleura peruvianus Lamarck 1819 (chiton)

Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Chaetopleuridae

Alternative combination: Chiton peruvianus

Belongs to Chaetopleura according to M. J. Vendrasco et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Chaetopleura (Pallochiton), Chaetopleura apiculata, Chaetopleura gemma

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chaetopleura peruvianus in the database

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