Irish Chiton Key - Step 4 - Explore Your Shore!

Identification of the Irish Chiton Species

4 a Girdle is wide and appears smooth; valves are smooth with growth rings faint but apparent. Girdle and valves are generally orange, red, or red-brown in colour.	4 b Girdle is covered in spicules or scales and valves are sculptured with granules or ribs.

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Irish Chiton Key – Step 4