Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767), (grey chiton, common chiton)


16 May 2008 at OSGR: NS24 in Ayrshire, England

Record Summaryon underside of rock on foreshore
Found asLiving animal
Date16 May 2008
OS grid refOSGR: NS24
Lat/Lon55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W
Vice CountyAyrshire, VC no: 75
CountryEngland

Notes:

Girdle with round granules, patchily dark.

Maginal fringe, but no other spines or bristles.

Valve dull, verruculose.

Gills: ≥14 pairs.

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