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Stenoplax conspicua Conspicuous Chiton

Stenoplax conspicuais commonly referred to as Conspicuous Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Stenoplax conspicua.2018


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lexID:
13478 
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Scientific:
Stenoplax conspicua 
German:
Käferschnecke 
English:
Conspicuous Chiton 
Category:
Chitons 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Ischnochitonidae (Family) > Stenoplax (Genus) > conspicua (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dall, ), 1879 
Occurrence:
Central Pazific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 30 Meter 
Size:
15,4 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-12-28 19:40:18 

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Stenoplax conspicua (Dall, 1879)

The conspicuous chiton Stenoplax conspicua can reach a length of about 15.4 cm. Colour may be gray, green and brown, commonly with pink in the middle of the valves. Lives in the middle and low tide zone under small rocks partially buried in the sand.

Synonymised names:
Ischnochiton (Stenoradsia) conspicuus (Dall, 1879)
Ischnochiton (Stenoradsia) conspicuus var. solidus Pilsbry, 1892
Ischnochiton sarcosus Dall, 1902
Maugerella conspicua Dall, 1879
Stenoplax (Maugerella) conspicua (Dall, 1879)
Stenoplax (Stenoradsia) conspicua (Dall, 1879)· accepted, alternate representation

External links

  1. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 28.12.2020.

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