The largest chiton in the world, it can reach 13 inches in length. Researchers were surprised to find santabarbaraite in the mollusk’s tooth because it’s previously been found only in rocks.

Chitons, a type of mollusk, use their razor-sharp teeth to chew rocks to get at the algae inside. Researchers are using a powerful microscope to map the composition of chiton teeth hoping they can ...

The gumboot chiton is not a glamorous creature. The large, lumpy mollusk creeps along the waters of the Pacific coast, pulling its reddish-brown body up and down the shoreline. It is sometimes ...

An international team of scientists recently set about replicating that functionality, ultimately producing a chiton-girdle-inspired material that is both flexible and impact-resistant.

You'd probably walk past a chiton without even seeing it. These creatures often look like nothing more than another speck of seaweed on the crusty intertidal rocks. But it sees you. At least ...

Many animals are covered in protective armor—shells, scales, plates, and frills that protect their soft bodies. But one group of little-known sea creatures called chitons have evolved armor that ...

Chitons roam courtesy of a single, broad muscular foot. They have a shell, made of eight plates, and some species live up to 20 years. But it’s the teeth we’re interested in.

Speiser and his colleagues are continuing to investigate chiton vision. It’s a bit of a challenge. For one, “a video of a chiton and a picture of a chiton kind of look the same,” Varney quipped.