Tonicella
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| Tonicella lineata live and in situ, anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
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| Genus: | Tonicella Carpenter, 1873 |
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Tonicella is a genus of chitons known as the lined chitons. The genus name derives from the Greek tonos (something stretched, a brace, a strain) and cell (diminutive).[1]
Species[]
Species within the genus Tonicella include:
References[]
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Categories:
- Ischnochitonidae
- Taxa named by Philip Pearsall Carpenter
- Chiton genera
- Chiton stubs