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tbrown
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Maybe. It looks like an isopod of some sort which chitons are isopods I believe.
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Going from the pic, it's either a chiton (segmented shell like a rolypoly on top, snail foot underneath), or an isopod (rolypoly's and relatives; segmented shell on top, little legs underneath).
Chitons are a kind of mollusk (like clams, snails, nudibranchs, octopuses, etc.) while isopods are arthropod crustaceans (like crabs, shrimp, copepods, lobsters, etc.).
There's a small chance it could be a limpet or similar (one-piece, non-segmented shell on top, snail foot underneath), but the elongated shape would be quite unusual for that, so I doubt it.
Chitons are a kind of mollusk (like clams, snails, nudibranchs, octopuses, etc.) while isopods are arthropod crustaceans (like crabs, shrimp, copepods, lobsters, etc.).
There's a small chance it could be a limpet or similar (one-piece, non-segmented shell on top, snail foot underneath), but the elongated shape would be quite unusual for that, so I doubt it.
Chitons are harmless/beneficial; most isopods are too, but a handful of kinds are problematic (fish and inverts parasites and/or "micro-predators").
