Tonicella lineata  (Red-Lined Chiton)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2274)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Halibut Point, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Mid to low intertidal zone
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 27, 2007
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Photo ID #	2274
Comments	The red-lined chiton is probably the most common of the West Coast Tonicella species. Highly variable, the most consistent unique feature are the very fine, concentric lines on the headplate (in this photo at the top) which are bordered with dark brown in this species (in the somewhat similar T. undocaerulea the concentric lines are not bordered by dark brown).