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Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Scientific name: Tonicella lineata

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Polyplacophora → Subclass Neoloricata → Order Chitonida → Suborder Acanthochitonina → Superfamily Mopalioidea → Family Tonicellidae → Subfamily Tonicellinae → Genus Tonicella

Common name: Blue Lined Chiton
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesChitons

Similar to the flame lined chiton, but without continuous black lines.

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Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Multiple chiton species; the blue-lined one is tiny
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Flame-lined chiton in front
Tonicella lineata (Blue Lined Chiton)
Flame-lined is bigger
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