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Animal
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Chiton
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Animal
Name
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Acanthopleura japonica (Lischke)
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Mollusca
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Class
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Polyplacophora
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Order
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Neoloricata
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Family
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Chitonidae
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Characteristic
Features
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-the shell is more or less flat and star-shaped at the base. -it appears like a web-foot consisting of several radiating ribs -the main ribs are about 7 in number; minor intervening ribs are few -the inner side is milky white, surrounded by a black marginal zone -it is not usually more than 2cm in body length |
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Ecology
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Feed on algae | |
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Habitat
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Concavities on rock surfaces near the water mark | |
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Distribution
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Japan south to Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand. | |
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Locations
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