Chiton with an elongated, mottled greenish-brown shell. Clamped fast to a rock on the mid/high shore. Also known as Coat-of-Mail shells due to their body structure, "consisting eight arched plates which interlock flexibily along their margins, like the chain mail used by the knights of old". Collins Nature Guides, Seashore of Britain & Europe.
Link to additional information:
http://www.theseashore.org.uk/theseashore/SpeciesPages/Chiton.jpg.html

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