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Hairy Chiton

Mopalia ciliata

46 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) dlbowls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

17 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 34, February 29, March 30, April 38, May 37, June 27, July 23, August 24, September 30, October 30, November 39, December 30.
United States541
California364
Canada256
British Columbia248
Washington171
Oregon6
Northwest Territories4
Nunavut4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassChitons · Polyplacophora
OrderChitonida
FamilyMopaliidae
GenusMopalia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Hairy Chiton with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.