''Tonicella'' is a genus of
chiton
Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized.
They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail s ...
s known as the lined chitons.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tonicella Carpenter, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138090 on 2022-06-22]
The genus name derives from the
Greek ''tonos'' (something stretched, a brace, a strain) and ''cell'' (diminutive).
AFSC/RACE – Lined Chiton, Tonicella lineata
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Species
Species within the genus ''Tonicella'' include:
* ''Tonicella insignis
''Tonicella insignis'', the white-lined chiton, or red chiton, also known as the hidden chiton, belongs to the Tonicellidae family in the class Polyplacophora, and the phylum of Mollusca. Its body length of T. insignis is around 5 cm.
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* '' Tonicella lineata''
* ''Tonicella lokii
''Tonicella lokii'', commonly known as the flame lined chiton or Loki's chiton, is a chiton in the lined chiton genus ''Tonicella''.
Size and description
Like most chitons in this genus, ''T. lokii'' has blue, white, purple or black zig-zaged ...
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* ''Tonicella marmorea
''Tonicella marmorea'' is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran mollusc found in the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean. It was first described by the Danish missionary and naturalist Otto Fabricius.
Description
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* ''Tonicella rubra
''Tonicella'' is a genus of chitons known as the lined chitons. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tonicella Carpenter, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138 ...
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* ''Tonicella sitkensis
''Tonicella'' is a genus of chitons known as the lined chitons. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tonicella Carpenter, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138 ...
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* ''Tonicella submarmorea
''Tonicella'' is a genus of chitons known as the lined chitons. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tonicella Carpenter, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138 ...
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* ''Tonicella undocaerulea
''Tonicella undocaerulea'', commonly known as the blue lined chiton, is a species of chiton.
Size and description
The blue-lined chiton features a head plate adorned with zigzagging white concentric lines, which may appear blue while the creatu ...
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* ''Tonicella venusta
''Tonicella'' is a genus of chitons known as the lined chitons. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tonicella Carpenter, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138 ...
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References
* Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
* Stebbins, T. D.; Eernisse, D. J. (2009). Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) known from benthic monitoring programs in the Southern California Bight. The Festivus. 41 (6): 53–100, errata.
External links
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
Ischnochitonidae
Taxa named by Philip Pearsall Carpenter
Chiton genera
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