18 Leptochiton cancellatus album COMPARISON L. asellus.

18 Leptochiton cancellatus album COMPARISON  L. asellus.

L. asellus 7 mm long. Arch of valves has distinct keel (1) and straight side slopes (2). (Elevation of arch valves iv & v; height/width 36%, Kaas & Belle).
Dorsal girdle scales elongate, bluntly pointed (3) ; not like rough appearance of Leptochiton cancellatus.
Menai Strait, Wales. June 2013.

KEY ID FEATURES and similar species at: 02 Leptochiton cancellatus