How deep does the Giant Pacific Chiton live?

The Giant Pacific Chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri) is typically found at 0–60 m.

How big does the Giant Pacific Chiton get?

The Giant Pacific Chiton grows to about 32.5 cm.

Giant Pacific Chiton

Cryptochiton stelleri

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–60 m
Max size: 32.5 cm

The largest chiton in the world, this gumboot grows a leathery reddish girdle that hides its eight shell plates completely, so it looks more like a slab of liver than a mollusc. It grazes algae over stony and pebbly bottoms from the intertidal into deep water, and its foot is sometimes eaten like abalone.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Acanthochitonidae › Cryptochiton

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 240776.

FAQ

How deep does the Giant Pacific Chiton live?: The Giant Pacific Chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri) is typically found at 0–60 m.
How big does the Giant Pacific Chiton get?: The Giant Pacific Chiton grows to about 32.5 cm.