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Lepidozona interstincta
(Smooth Scaled Chiton)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2296)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
35 meters on cobble
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 27, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2296
Notes
This small chiton is unique among the scale chitons (so-called because the girdle is scaled like snake skin) in having the plate sculpturing so fine as to appear smooth to the naked eye. This is one of several chiton species that seem to prefer living on or inside empty clam and snail shells. Photo taken with Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.
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