Fuzzy Chiton

Acanthopleura granulata

Also known as: Curb, Sea Cradle, West Indian Fuzzy Chiton

ALSO KNOWN AS

Overview

Found clinging to rocks, along very shallow intertidal shorelines, of rocky coastlines and in tidepools.
They feed nocturnally on various algae.

Chitons have few predators and can live up to 40 years. Their shell has eight overlapping plates surrounded by a fleshy girdle.

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LIVES IN

Found clinging to rocks, along very shallow intertidal shorelines, of rocky coastlines and in tidepools.

RANGE

2 comments

David· 26 Mar 2020
I appreciate the information, the narrator on "Naked and Afraid" did not make it clear. I now have a good understanding of what it is......
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Joyce· 23 Mar 2020
Thanks for having info of what a Curb is. A person on "Naked and Afraid" ate them so we wondered what they were. Google didn't even have any listings for a sea curb.
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