Lined chiton: Tonicella lineata (illustration from "The Ocean World")

This original drawing was created by Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine biologist and artist Sam Hinton, and appeared in a San Diego, California weekly newspaper column titled "The Ocean World." The column featured Hinton's illustrations of sea animals, fish, plants, and birds and was intended to spark interest in marine biology and educate the public.

• 1970 April 19

• Hinton, Sam (1917-2009)

This digital image is a surrogate of an item from the Sam Hinton Papers (MSS 683).

• The Ocean World, The San Diego Union

• California

• Tonicella lineata

• Chitons
• Lined chiton
• Marine biology
• Mollusks
• Natural history illustration

• image

• English

Online finding aid

• Sam Hinton Papers

• UC Regents

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2021-03-16