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Eudoxochiton nobilis Noble Chiton

Eudoxochiton nobilisis commonly referred to as Noble 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

Eudoxochiton nobilis, on low tide rocks and shell hash, Auckland, New Zealand 2021


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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lexID:
14751 
AphiaID:
832079 
Scientific:
Eudoxochiton nobilis 
German:
Noble Käferschnecke 
English:
Noble Chiton 
Category:
Chitons 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Callochitonida (Order) > Callochitonidae (Family) > Eudoxochiton (Genus) > nobilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gray, ), 1843 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands 
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:
0,5 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
up to 4.33" (11 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-31 12:48:43 

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Eudoxochiton nobilis (Gray, 1843)

Adults are the largest chitons native to New Zealand. Body is oval shaped with surrounded by a leathery girdle covered in short bristles. Color varies from dark brown to olive-green, with the valves often encrusted or eroded.

Its endemic to New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Acanthopleura nobilis Gray, 1843 · unaccepted (original combination)
Eudoxochiton (Eudoxochiton) nobilis (Gray, 1843) · unaccepted
Eudoxochiton huttoni Pilsbry, 1893 · unaccepted
Eudoxochiton imitator Iredale, 1914 · unaccepted
Eudoxochiton perplexus Iredale, 1914 · unaccepted
Eudoxochiton perplexus imitator Iredale, 1914 · unaccepted
Eudoxochiton perplexus var. typica W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 · unaccepted

External links

  1. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2022.

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Eudoxochiton nobilis,Northland, Nueva Zelanda 2024
Eudoxochiton nobilis, on low tide rocks and shell hash, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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