Smooth Canoe-Shell
Tonicella marmorea
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–183 m
- Max size: 2.5 cm
This chiton armours its back with eight overlapping shell plates and creeps over rock grazing on algae and crusts. Smooth and marbled in colour, it lives from the intertidal down to a couple of hundred metres in cold northern seas.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Tonicellidae › Tonicella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 140151.
FAQ
- How deep does the Smooth Canoe-Shell live?
- The Smooth Canoe-Shell (Tonicella marmorea) is typically found at 0–183 m.
- How big does the Smooth Canoe-Shell get?
- The Smooth Canoe-Shell grows to about 2.5 cm.