Molluscs › Tonicellidae
Grey Mail-shell
Lepidochitona cinerea
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Smooth Mail-shellCallochiton septemvalvis
Coat-of-mail ChitonLeptochiton asellus
Red Mail-shellBoreochiton ruber
Mottled Red ChitonTonicella marmorea
Bristly Mail-shellAcanthochitona crinita
Leptochiton algesirensis
Woody ChitonMopalia lignosa
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,914 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6,914 |
| United Kingdom | 452 |
| England | 320 |
| Northern Ireland | 69 |
| Scotland | 38 |
| Spain | 34 |
| France | 32 |
| Netherlands | 27 |
| Wales | 25 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Chitons · Polyplacophora |
| Order | Chitonida |
| Family | Tonicellidae |
| Genus | Lepidochitona |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Grey Mail-shell with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.