1 - Marine - Fauna / Flora
Chiton - Acanthochitona Crinita
Chiton - "Acanthochitona Crinita"
The wide fleshy girdle possesses 18-20 conspicuous tufts of colourless bristles .
The edge of the girdle is fringed by a row of spines .
'Coat-of-mail' shells get they're name from the armoured appearance of the valves
like links in chain mail.
These eight valves allow Acanthochitona Crinita to bend and tightly cling onto
uneven rock surfaces. When dislodged, they roll up like woodlice.
It feeds by grazing material from the rock surface using its radula. Most common
in the low shore or shallow subtidal areas but can occur to a depth of 50m.
Ref: 10851
Date: 20/09/2012
Location: Cave - Barafundle
