Chitons

Placiphorella velata, veiled chitonPhotograph taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA June 26, 2014

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

specimen is 2.1 mm in length and originates from: Sri Lanka, Unawatuna (6°N, 80°14'E), where it was found in dead corals with sabellid collonies at inner reef edge, 0.5-1 m.

New Zealand, Hawkes' Bay, Mahia Peninsula, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.. Image by Joop Trausel and Frans Slieker

Cape Paterson, Victoria, Australia

Leptochiton rugatusPhoto by M.J. AdamsWhidbey Island, WA, USA

Cape Paterson, Victoria, Australia

Bolinas, California, United States

Cape Paterson, Victoria, Australia

St. George, Saint George, Bermuda

on low tide, under rocks. note the spots in the girdle; they are never present when preserved.

Note the hole above the Chiton (also the eight dorsal plates) which was the place where the 5 "teeth" (Aristotle's Lantern) used to be.

Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia

Cape Paterson, Victoria, Australia

Today I specifically set out to pay attention to things I often pass over (foolishly) in my quest for slugs. This chiton is one I learned from Ron Wolf's photos. Previously, I would have just called it a Lined Chiton and moved on, but the zigzag stripes on the "head" valve distinguish this one. Anything named after the Norse god of deception deserves recognition.