Lepidochitona cinerea
Appearance
Lepidochitona cinerea | |
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Top and underside of Lepidochitona cinerea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Tonicellidae |
Genus: | Lepidochitona |
Species: | L. cinerea
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Binomial name | |
Lepidochitona cinerea Linnaeus, 1767
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Lepidochitona cinerea, known by the common names common chiton or gray chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Tonicellidae.
Distribution
[edit]Lepidochitona cinerea is found in the North Sea and on the coastal region of the Black Sea.
Description
[edit]Lepidochitona cinerea is a broadly oval mollusc that grows up to 24 mm long.
References
[edit]- "UniProt". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- "Encyclopedia of Life". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Marine Species Identification Portal". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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