<em>Lepidochitona cinerea</em> (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dorsal view of a pale specimen of Lepidochitona cinerea. Actual length 10mm. Collected North Devon just outside Ilfracombe.
Abundant. Found from the Lofoten Islands in the north to the north coast of the Mediterranean.
Found through-out the littoral zone and into the shallow sublittoral. It is found on stony/rocky bottom, often on the underside of stones lightly embedded in sand and gravel in rock pools. It feeds by grazing material from the rock surface using its radula
Size: Up to about 28mm long. Shape: Relatively narrow girdle with the shell making up 75% of the width. Valves are relatively tall with a very distinct keel.
