• Norwegian: flekket leddsnegl

Characteristics:

The C. septemvalvis can be identified by the white ribbons in each corner of the shell. Older individuals get more ribbons until they frame the entire shell. Juveniles usually have a bright red color that tends to turn green or brown on adults. This chiton can grow to a length of 3 cm.

Habitat:

It thrives on rocky substrate, usually on shallow water, but has been registered as deep as 500 metres.

Distribution:

All Atlantic coasts of Europe from Nordland, Norway in the north to the Mediterranean and the Red Sea in the south.