''Excirolana chiltoni'' is a species of

isopod Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, an ...

in the family

Cirolanidae The Cirolanidae are a family of isopod crustaceans, including these genera: *''Aatolana'' Bruce, 1993 *''Annina'' Budde-Lund, 1908 *''Antrolana'' Bowman, 1964 *'' Aphantolana'' Moore & Brusca, 2003 *''Arubolana'' Botosaneanu & Stock, 1979 *'' At ...

. They live in the ocean at the shoreline, being commonly described as a "water-line isopod" and occasionally swarm and bite (people and animals), vigorously.

References

Cymothoida Crustaceans of the Pacific Ocean Crustaceans described in 1905 {{isopod-stub