Lined Chiton
(Tonicella lineata)
Image ID: 55-00
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Common name : Lined Chiton
Scientific Name : Tonicella lineata
Location Found : , BC, Canada
Actual Size : 2 inches
Camera Used : Canon EOS D30 digital in Ikelite housing
Natural History :
Natural History : Lineata is often found beneath Stronglyocentrotus purpuratus (purple sea urchins), and encrusting coralline algae, and preyed upon by sea stars, among them Pisaster ocraceus and Leptasterias hexactis.