''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 lineata''
* '' Tonicella lokii''
* '' Tonicella marmorea''
* '' Tonicella rubra''
* '' Tonicella sitkensis''
* '' Tonicella submarmorea''
* '' Tonicella undocaerulea''
* '' Tonicella venusta''
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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