Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)
GenusLepidochitona (a genus of molluscs)
SubfamilyLEPIDOCHITONINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyLEPIDOCHITONIDAE (a family of molluscs)
SuperfamilyMOPALIOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SuborderACANTHOCHITONINA (a suborder of molluscs)
OrderCHITONIDA (an order of molluscs)
SubclassNEOLORICATA (an order of molluscs)
ClassPOLYPLACOPHORA (chitons, coat-of-mail shells)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton) :
1: Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)
26 Apr 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under stone on beach
Image 1: Dorsal view - out of water - enlargedImage 2: Dorso-lateral view - out of water - enlargedImage 3: Latero-dorsal view - out of water - enlarged
2: Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)
23 Jan 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
an orange-brown chiton, on top of loose pebble, exposed at low spring tide
Image 1: Dorsal view - dry - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: In situ - dorsal view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 3: In situ - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - natural background
3: Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)
27 Sep 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on stone on mid-shore
Image 1: On rock - dorsal viewImage 2: On rock - oblique viewImage 3: On rock - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: On rock - oblique view - enlarged
4: Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)
19 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under rock, on lower shore
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 4: Dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 5: Dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Ventral view - enlargedImage 8: Ventral view - enlarged (2)
5: Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)
24 Mar 2009 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in rockpool, on underside of loose rock
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Girdle - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Girdle - close-up - magnified (2)Image 6: Girdle - close-up - magnified (3)Image 7: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Shell surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Shell surface - close-up - magnified (2)Image 10: Ventral view - close-up - enlarged
6: Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)
4 Jul 2008 OSGR: TA08 54° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
3 very different-looking chitons, in shallow rock pool on mid shore
Image 1: Brown and pink forms - in situ - dorsal views - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Brown form - girdle - close-up - magnifiedImage 3: Brown form - girdle - close-up - magnified (2)Image 4: Brown form - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Brown form - latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Brown form - rolled up - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Brown form - surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Patterned pink form - anterior end - close-up - highly enlargedImage 9: Patterned pink form - girdle - close-up - magnifiedImage 10: Patterned pink form - girdle - close-up - magnified (2)Image 11: Patterned pink form - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Patterned pink form - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 13: Patterned pink form - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 14: Patterned pink form - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 15: Patterned pink form - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Patterned pink form - in situ - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 17: Patterned pink form - in situ - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 18: Patterned pink form - latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 19: Patterned pink form - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 20: Patterned pink form - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - black background (2)Image 21: Patterned pink form - posterior end - close-up - highly enlargedImage 22: Patterned pink form -rolled up - close-up - enlargedImage 23: Patterned pink form - rolled up - close-up - enlargedImage 24: Patterned pink form - rolled up - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 25: Patterned pink form - surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 26: Patterned pink form - surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 27: Pink form - anterior end - close-up - highly enlargedImage 28: Pink form - foot - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 29: Pink form - foot - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 30: Pink form - girdle - close-up - magnifiedImage 31: Pink form - girdle - close-up - magnified (2)Image 32: Pink form - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 33: Pink form - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 34: Pink form - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 35: Pink form - in situ - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 36: Pink form - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 37: Pink form - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 38: Pink form - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 39: Pink form - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 40: Pink form - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 41: Pink form - posterior end - close-up - highly enlargedImage 42: Pink form - rolled up - close-up - enlargedImage 43: Pink form - surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 44: Pink form - ventral view - close-up - enlarged
7: Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
on underside of rock on foreshore
Image 1: Anterior end - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 3: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Posterior end - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Posterior end - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Posterior end - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 7: Surface texture - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Surface texture - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 10: Ventral view - highly enlarged

Lepidochitona cinerea (Grey Chiton, Common Chiton) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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