''Ischnochiton lineolatus'', commonly known as the lined ischnochiton is a species 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 sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck ...

in the genus ''

Ischnochiton ''Ischnochiton'' spp. (unknown species) from South Africa ''Ischnochiton'' is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ischnochiton Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://w ...

'' that lives under rocks in the

intertidal The intertidal zone or foreshore is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide; in other words, it is the part of the littoral zone within the tidal range. This area can include several types of habitats with various sp ...

waters of southern and south-western Australia, from

Bass Strait Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The ...

to the central west coast. It is commonly found throughout its wide range, and is often found with ''

Ischnochiton cariosus ''Ischnochiton cariosus'', commonly known as the corroded ischnochiton, is a species of chiton in the genus '' Ischnochiton'' that lives under rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of southern Australia and up the coast of Western ...

''. It grows to 40 mm long. Its back has a brown rim, and white scales with scattered brown dashes parallel with its axis.

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Ischnochitonidae Chitons of Australia {{australia-stub