Lined Chitons | |
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Tonicella lineata live and in situ, anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Family: | Ischnochitonidae |
Subfamily: | Lepidochitoninae |
Genus: |
Tonicella Carpenter, 1873 |
Species | |
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Tonicella is a genus of chitons known as the lined chitons. The genus name derives from the Greek tonos (something stretched, a brace, a strain) and cell (diminutive).
Species within the genus Tonicella include: