| Ischnochitonidae (chitons [narrow chitons]) |
| 2.54 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 80 m |
| Northwest Pacific: Korea, Japan, and China. |
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Body elongate, oval shaped; moderately elevated. Valve slate-blue, dark olive-grey or dark grayish brown with blotches of creamy white. Central areas minutely pitted in a chevron-like or quincuncial pattern. Lateral areas slightly raised, clearly marked; sculptured with flat, radiating costae. Girdle narrow; colored like the valves, sometimes with alternating bands of lighter and darker tones; covered with imbricating scales. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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