Monograph of Living Chitons - Mollusca - Polyplacophora: Suborder Ischnochitonina - Ischnochitonidae - Schizoplacinae, Callochitoninae and Lepidochitoninae |
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Animal apex apices apophyses arranged Articulamentum beaked Berry blade broad broadly brown California Callochiton Carpenter central areas Chiton clothed coast collected Colour Colour of tegmentum concentric convex covered denticles Description directed distally Distribution dorsal elevation dorsal view eaves elongate oval evenly eyes Ferreira finely granules grooved growth lines half head valve holotype indicated insertion plates short intermediate valves Islands Kurile Islands lateral areas lateral radula lateral view Leloup length Lepidochitona light longer longitudinally marginal spicules minute moderately mucro narrow Observations obtusely oval Pilsbry pointed porous postmucronal prominent radiating radula raised rectangular ribbed rounded rows scales sculptured separated sharply pointed shell short side margins side slopes sinus Sirenko slightly slit formula slit rays smooth species spicules straight striate Tail valve tegmentum Thiele Tonicella twice Type locality valve VIII ventral scales ventral view weakly whole specimen wide width