APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) - Grey mail-shell or chiton (Chiton images)
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Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view on scallop shell 1
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view on scallop shell 1
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view on scallop shell 2
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- close-up markings on edge 1
The two specimens above were found on a shell of the Great Scallop, Pecten maximus, at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 19.06.20.
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view / under rock 1
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view / under rock 2
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view / under rock 3
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view / under rock 4
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view / under rock 5
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view / under rock 6
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view / under rock 7
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- dorsal view / under rock 7
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- in rockpool 1
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- in rock crevice 1
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- juvenile 1
Grey mail-shell or chiton
Lepidochitona cinerea
- animal underside / foot 1
European and Scientific Names: Lepidochitona cinerea, Grey chiton, Grey mail-shell, Graue kaferschnecke, Asgrauwe keverslak, Chiton cendre, Chiton gris, Chitone grigio.
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.