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
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Photo ID #	2296
Comments	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.