Mottled Red Chiton

Tonicella marmorea is a species of chiton, a polyplacophoran mollusc found in the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean. It was first described by the Danish missionary and naturalist Otto Fabricius.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mottled Red Chiton being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Boreochiton ruber
• Tonicella insignis
• Callochiton septemvalvis
• Dendrochiton flectens
• Rhyssoplax polita
• Tonicella undocaerulea

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Polyplacophora

Order

Chitonida

Family

Tonicellidae

Genus

Tonicella

Species

Tonicella marmorea

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