Tonicia schrammi (Shuttleworth, 1856)

This one inch chiton has valves colored a browish red to buff with darker mottlings and speckles. Surface of valves is glossy. The lateral area separated from the smooth central area by a strong, rounded rib. The central area has a peppering of black eyes. The girdle appears naked, leathery and brownish to flesh colored.

Illustrated specimen from the Burghardt Collection