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Acanthochitona zelandica Hairy Chiton,Tufted Chiton

Acanthochitona zelandicais commonly referred to as Hairy Chiton,Tufted Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Acanthochitona zlenadica,On low tidal rocks in Maori Bay, Muriwai, 2020


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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13293 
AphiaID:
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Scientific:
Acanthochitona zelandica 
German:
Neuseeland-Käferschnecke 
English:
Hairy Chiton,Tufted Chiton 
Category:
Chitons 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonidae (Family) > Acanthochitona (Genus) > zelandica (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1835 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia) 
Sea depth:
1 - 10 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 1.18" (2cm - 3,1cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Algae, Carrion, Detritus 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Acanthochitona achates
  • Acanthochitona andersoni
  • Acanthochitona angelica
  • Acanthochitona approximans
  • Acanthochitona armata
  • Acanthochitona arragonites
  • Acanthochitona astrigera
  • Acanthochitona avicula
  • Acanthochitona balesae
  • Acanthochitona bednalli
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-10-05 13:53:17 

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Acanthochitona zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

It is native to New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. Acanthochitona zelandica form shallow marine sediments. It is a grazer.

Synonymised names:
Acanthochaetes hookeri Gray, 1843
Acanthochiton brookesi Ashby, 1926 (original combination)
Acanthochiton zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Acanthochiton zelandicus amplificatus Iredale & Hull, 1930
Acanthochiton zelandicus doubtlessensis Ashby, 1926
Chiton zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (original combination)

External links

  1. Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 05.10.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 05.10.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 05.10.2020.

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Acanthochitona zelandica, Waipu, New Zealand 2021
Acanthochitona zelandica,On mid tidal rocks at Paratutae Island,2020
Acanthochitona zlenadica,On low tidal rocks in Maori Bay, Muriwai, 2020

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