Mopalioidea Dall 1889

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Mopalia muscosa (Mossy chiton); Mopaliinae; Mopaliidae; Mopalia; Mopalioidea; Acanthochitonina; Neoloricata; Chitonida; Polyplacophora (chitons); Spiralia (spiralians); Mollusca (molluscs); Protostomia (protostomes); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Tonicella lineata (lined red chiton); Tonicellinae; Tonicella; Tonicellidae; Mopalioidea; Acanthochitonina; Neoloricata; Chitonida; Polyplacophora (chitons); Spiralia (spiralians); Mollusca (molluscs); Protostomia (protostomes); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Image of Tonicella lokii R. N. Clark 1999

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Tonicella lokii; Tonicellinae; Tonicella; Tonicellidae; Mopalioidea; Acanthochitonina; Neoloricata; Chitonida; Polyplacophora (chitons); Spiralia (spiralians); Mollusca (molluscs); Protostomia (protostomes); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

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Katharina; Katharina tunicata; Mopaliinae; Mopaliidae; Mopalioidea; Acanthochitonina; Neoloricata; Chitonida; Polyplacophora (chitons); Spiralia (spiralians); Mollusca (molluscs); Protostomia (protostomes); Bilateria; Opisthokonta (opisthokonts); Metazoa (Animal); Cellular (cellular organisms); Life (creatures); Eukaryota (eukaryotes)

Mopalia muscosa
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rebafay Flickr Group
Bolinas, California, United States
Lined Chiton (Tonicella lineata) on a "Test" of Strongylocentrotus
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Jerry Kirkhart Flickr Group
Note the hole above the Chiton (also the eight dorsal plates) which was the place where the 5 "teeth" (Aristotle's Lantern) used to be.
Lined Chiton
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Ken-ichi Ueda Flickr Group
Moss Beach, California, United States
Loki's Chiton
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Ken-ichi Ueda Flickr Group
Today I specifically set out to pay attention to things I often pass over (foolishly) in my quest for slugs. This chiton is one I learned from Ron Wolf's photos. Previously, I would have just called it a Lined Chiton and moved on, but the zigzag stripes on the "head" valve distinguish this one. Anything named after the Norse god of deception deserves recognition.
Loki's Lined Chiton (Tonicella lokii)
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Jerry Kirkhart Flickr Group
One of the prettiest of the chitons, in my opinion. You have to search for this one but if you look in the right places, you will enjoy the colors seen. Your camera will pick up on the colors more than seeing it in person. It feeds primarily on pink coralline algae. Its main enemies are the purple sea star (Pisaster ochraceus). The color is known to be modified by diet as they are pinker when eating corraline algae and greenish when feasting on diatoms. ID from Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area by Marlin Harms.
Katharina tunicata
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Emma Harrower Flickr Group
Found at Skookumchuck Narrows, British Columbia, Canada