Lepidochitona cinerea

Lepidochitona cinerea
Top and underside of Lepidochitona cinerea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Polyplacophora
Order:	Chitonida
Family:	Ischnochitonidae
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 chiton (a sea mollusc).

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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