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Chitons

Leptochiton asellus
Leptochiton asellus
Leptochiton cancellatus from Côtes d'Armor
Leptochiton cancellatus
Leptochiton scabridus taken Côtes d'Armor
Leptochiton scabridus
Hanleya henleyi
Hanleya hanleyi
Ishnochiton albus
Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Lepidochitona cinerea. Blue and brown variety. Typical banded girdle. 16-19 gills either side of foot, almost holobranch (= extend whole length of foot). Menai Strait, midshore. February 2011
Lepidochitona cinerea
Callochiton septemvalvis. February 2002 from Norway (Børsabergan - The Trondheim Fjord / 9 metres).
Callochiton septemvalvis
Tonicella marmorea
Tonicella marmorea
Granules on girdle have a mealy appearance on Boreochiton ruber
Boreochiton ruber (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dorsal view of Acanthochitona crinita
Acanthochitona crinita
Dorsal view of Acanthochitona fascicularis
Acanthochitona fascicularis
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