Callistochiton palmulatus Chiton

Callistochiton palmulatusis commonly referred to as 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.

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Callistochiton palmulatus,Monterey County, California,2021

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Scientific:: Callistochiton palmulatus
German:: Käferschnecke
English:: Chiton

Category:: Chitons

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Callistoplacidae (Family) > Callistochiton (Genus) > palmulatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Carpenter [in Dall], 1879

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - 10 Meter
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Food:: Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Callistochiton adenensis
Callistochiton aepynotus
Callistochiton antiquus
Callistochiton ashbyi
Callistochiton asthenes
Callistochiton augustensis
Callistochiton barnardi
Callistochiton belliatus
Callistochiton biakensis
Callistochiton broomensis
Callistochiton clenchi
Callistochiton colimensis
Callistochiton crassicostatus
Käferschnecke
Callistochiton crosslandi
Callistochiton decoratus
Callistochiton elenensis
Callistochiton expressus
Callistochiton generos
Callistochiton granifer
Callistochiton indicus
Callistochiton jacobaeus
Callistochiton laticostatus
Callistochiton leei
Callistochiton mawlei
Callistochiton occiduus
Callistochiton omanensis
Callistochiton pachylasmae
Callistochiton palmulatus
Käferschnecke
Callistochiton philippinarum
Callistochiton porosus
Callistochiton portobelensis
Callistochiton pulchellus
Callistochiton pulchrior
Callistochiton righii
Callistochiton rotondus
Callistochiton shuttleworthianus
Callistochiton squamigercostatus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-01-13 13:33:53
Last edit:: 2022-01-13 13:38:46

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Callistochiton palmulatus Carpenter [in Dall], 1879

Callistochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs, alive today, of which fossils are known from the Pliocene period onwards. Callistochiton palmulatus is a algae grazer.

Synonymised names:
Callistochiton acinatus Dall, 1919
Callistochiton celetus Dall, 1919
Callistochiton connellyi Willett, 1937
Callistochiton palmulatus var. mirabilis Pilsbry, 1893

Direct children (1):
Variety Callistochiton palmulatus var. mirabilis Pilsbry, 1893 accepted as Callistochiton palmulatus Carpenter [in Dall], 1879

External links

WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 13.01.2022.

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Callistochiton palmulatus,Monterey County, California,2021

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