Leptochiton cancellatus
Species
General appearance
Leptochiton cancellatus
<em>Leptochiton cancellatus</em> (G B Sowerby II, 1840)
Leptochiton cancellatus
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Leptochiton cancellatus photographed Galway, west coast of Ireland
Leptochiton cancellatus
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Leptochiton cancellatus photographed Galway, west coast of Ireland
Leptochiton cancellatus
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Leptochiton cancellatus photographed Galway, west coast of Ireland
Leptochiton cancellatus showing foot
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Leptochiton cancellatus showing foot. Animal collected in Guernsey.
Leptochiton cancellatus showing foot
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Leptochiton cancellatus showing foot. Animal collected in Jersey.
Leptochiton cancellatus showing detail of girdle and valve scupture
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Marc Cochu (http://nature22.com/)
Leptochiton cancellatus showing detail of girdle and valve scupture. Taken on Côtes d'Armor.
Leptochiton cancellatus from Côtes d'Armor
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Marc Cochu (http://nature22.com/)
Leptochiton cancellatus from Côtes d'Armor
Leptochiton cancellatus
Distribution and status
Occurs on Atlantic coasts from the southern parts of Norway down to the Mediterranean. It is found through-out the British Isles though is not common.
Ecology and behaviour
Lives on the underside of stones and pebbles embedded in silty sand. It feeds by grazing material from the rock surface using its radula. It occurs very low on the shore down to depths of 900m.
Key identification features
- Tall rounded arch shaped intermediate valves
- Valve sculpture of chain like rows
References and links
- Baxter, J.M. and Jones, A.M. 1987. Molluscs: Caudofoveata Solenogastres Polyplacophora and Scaphopoda. London.
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000176075]
Sort order
310
Taxonomic group
Chiton
Size: Up to about 9mm long. Shape: Relatively narrow girdle with the shell making up 80-90% of the width.