Tonicella lokii R.N.Clark, 1999 is a animal in the Tonicellidae family, order Chitonida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Tonicella lokii R.N.Clark, 1999 (Tonicella lokii R.N.Clark, 1999)
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Tonicella lokii R.N.Clark, 1999

Tonicella lokii R.N.Clark, 1999

Tonicella lokii is a species of chiton with distinct patterned valves and a hairless, colored girdle.

Family
Genus
Tonicella
Order
Chitonida
Class
Polyplacophora

About Tonicella lokii R.N.Clark, 1999

Like most chitons of the genus Tonicella, Tonicella lokii has blue, white, purple, or black zig-zag lines across each of its eight valves. The background color of the valves is most often brown or red, but can also be bright blue, or yellow through orange. Its girdle is hairless, and ranges in color from brown to red or pink. The girdle has radiating bands, and often carries a broken yellow or white concentric line that alternates with these radiating bands.

Photo: (c) Gary McDonald, all rights reserved, uploaded by Gary McDonald

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Chitonida Tonicellidae Tonicella

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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