Hanleya hanleyi
Species
General appearance
Hanleya hanleyi
<em>Hanleya hanleyi</em> (Bean in Thorpe, 1844)
Hanleya hanleyi - detail of valve surface
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Hanleya hanleyi - detail of valve surface
Hanleya henleyi
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Hanleya henleyi - dorsal view
Hanleya hanleyi
Distribution and status
Relatively rare species. It occurs from the Arctic Ocean and Barents Seas in the north, around the coasts of Norway, Sweden, Greenland and as far south as the Mediterranean. Present all around the British Isles.
Ecology and behaviour
Occurs mainly on sandy bottoms attached to small shells and pebbles from 15m to 300m depth (though most common below 100m). It feeds by grazing material from the rock surface using its radula.
Key identification features
- Very coarse sculpturing of valve surface
- Girdle is covered with short spicules and long smooth spines
References and links
- Baxter, J.M. and Jones, A.M. 1987. Molluscs: Caudofoveata Solenogastres Polyplacophora and Scaphopoda. London.
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000175666]
Sort order
380
Taxonomic group
Chiton
Size: Up to about 22mm long. Shape: Relatively elongate species. It has a narrow girdle with the shell making up 80% of the width.