Leather Jacket Tonicia
Plaxiphora aurata
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–30 m
- Max size: 8.6 cm
A chiton armoured in eight overlapping plates, the leather jacket clings to hard bottoms from the shore down to about 30 metres. It grazes red and green algae and shrugs off brackish water, holding on where salinity drops well below the open sea.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Mopaliidae › Plaxiphora
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 817223.
FAQ
- How deep does the Leather Jacket Tonicia live?
- The Leather Jacket Tonicia (Plaxiphora aurata) is typically found at 0–30 m.
- How big does the Leather Jacket Tonicia get?
- The Leather Jacket Tonicia grows to about 8.6 cm.