Abstract
An unusual new genus and species of chiton, Boreacanthus griphus n. sp. is described from the shallow subtidal depths of the central Aleutian Islands, and is tentatively placed in the family Mopaliidae Dall, 1889. The tail valve of the new taxon has a caudal sinus typical of the family Mopaliidae, but differs from all other known members of Mopaliidae in possessing pustulose tegmental sculpture and spike-like, calcareous girdle elements.
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