| Tonicella | |
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| Tonicella lineata live and in situ, anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Tonicellidae |
| Genus: | Tonicella Carpenter, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Chiton marmoreus Fabricius, 1780 | |
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Tonicella is a genus of chitons known as the lined chitons.[1]
The genus name derives from the Greek tonos (something stretched, a brace, a strain) and cell (diminutive).[2]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tonicella Carpenter, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138090 on 2022-06-22
- ^ AFSC/RACE – Lined Chiton, Tonicella lineata