Mollusks · La Saladita, Guerrero

Ischnochiton muscarius

Spanish: Quitón mosca

Ischnochiton muscarius (Ischnochiton muscarius)
Photographed by plantarte19 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Ischnochiton muscarius (Ischnochiton muscarius) is a mollusk recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 30 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones).

TaxonomyPolyplacophora › Chitonida › Ischnochitonidae
Local records30 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records456 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Ischnochiton muscarius (Ischnochiton muscarius) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ischnochiton-muscarius/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.