14 Lepidochitona cinerea

14 Lepidochitona cinerea

Length 16 mm.
1: orange-pink elliptical sole with viscera showing as medial band of grey / slate-blue; no medial dividing line as locomotion waves cross whole foot in monotaxic series.
2: large transverse slit-mouth with wrinkled lips occupies much of head.
No eyes or sensory tentacles.
3: slightly darker border around sole.
4: monotaxic retrograde compression waves across sole as chiton travels.
5: anus on papilla opens into mantle cavity at posterior.
North Yorkshire. September 2014. (leg. Paula Lightfoot).

KEY ID FEATURES and similar species at: 01 Lepidochitona cinerea