63 Tonicella marmorea COMPARISON Lepidochitona cinerea

63 Tonicella marmorea COMPARISON  Lepidochitona cinerea

Lepidochitona cinerea. Lengths 6.7 mm to 14 mm. Llŷn, North Wales. March 2016.
L. cinerea has diverse colour forms, some of which are similar to those of other species . Except for very pale specimens (bottom right), it is easily identified by the unique (in NW Europe) diagnostic girdle pattern of tessellating lozenges (see 64 Tonicella marmorea COMPARISON Lepidochitona cinerea for detail).

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