Lined+Chiton

Common name: Lined Chiton Scientific name: Tonicella lineata Class: [|Polyplacophora] Location: the [|Aluetian __Islands__] of [|Alaska] to [|San Miguel Island] of [|California], as well as t he [|Sea of Okhotsk] of [|Russia] and northern [|Japan]. Size: This species grows to 5 [|cm] in length. Habitat: [|intertidal] and [|subtidal] waters to a depth of 30 m to 90 m Facts: 1. //T. lineata// often occurs on rocks that are encrusted by coralline [|algae] 2. This species is predated on by the sea stars 3. //T. lineata// is a very colorful chiton, having blue, purple or black straight or zig-zag lines on each of the eight [|valves].