Lepidochitona cinerea

Lepidochitona cinerea
Top and underside of Lepidochitona cinerea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Tonicellidae
Genus:	Lepidochitona
Species:	L. cinerea
Binomial name
Lepidochitona cinerea Linnaeus, 1767

Lepidochitona cinerea, known by the common names common chiton or gray chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Tonicellidae.

Distribution

Lepidochitona cinerea is found in the North Sea and on the coastal region of the Black Sea.

Description

Lepidochitona cinerea is a broadly oval mollusc that grows up to 24 mm long.

References

• "UniProt" . Retrieved 21 December 2016.

External links

• "Encyclopedia of Life" . Retrieved 21 December 2016.

• "Marine Species Identification Portal" . Retrieved 21 December 2016.

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