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Mopalia muscosa
The shell of the Mossy chiton distinguished by the turquoise blue on the inner part of the shell (pic 2).
Spotted in a tide pool at low tide.
Spotted on Feb 24, 2019
Submitted on Feb 26, 2019
2 Comments
Thanks Neil! It was a first for me as well.
That's a really great find, Brian. I've only ever seen chitons clinging to rocks, but have never found an empty shell, let alone seen inside one. That turquoise blue is beautiful. They have good taste in colour :)