Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Chiton crenulatus Broderip, 1832 (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Mazatlan to Panama and Ecuador (Galapagos islands).

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