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Mopalia ciliata Hairy Mopalia, Hairy Chiton

Mopalia ciliatais commonly referred to as Hairy Mopalia, Hairy 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 Roger Steeb, USA

Hairy Chiton (Mopalia ciliata),Family Mopaliidae. Iceberg Point Park, Lopez Island, Washington 2022


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lexID:
15009 
AphiaID:
386342 
Scientific:
Mopalia ciliata 
German:
Haarige Käferschnecke 
English:
Hairy Mopalia, Hairy Chiton 
Category:
Chitons 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Mopaliidae (Family) > Mopalia (Genus) > ciliata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1840 
Occurrence:
Gulf of California, Kamtschatka, Pacific Ocean, 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:
Meter 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
42.98 °F - 57.2 °F (6.1°C - 14°C) 
Food:
Algae, Bryozoans (sea mats), Hydrozoa polyps, omnivore 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-07-21 18:04:53 

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Mopalia ciliata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)

The Hairy Chiton is an omnivore, that feed on algae, bryozoans, hydroids and other low-growing organisms.

Synonymised names:
Chaetopleura thouarsiana Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
Chiton ciliatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton wosnessenskii Middendorff, 1847 · unaccepted
Mopalia grayii Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted
Mopalia kennerleyi Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted

Scientific paper

  1. Mopalia kennerleyi Carpenter, 1864, a forgotten species and its southern analogue Mopalia ciliata (Sowerby, 1840)*, Clark, Roger N., 2008

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 21.07.2022.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 21.07.2022.

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Hairy Chiton (Mopalia ciliata),Family Mopaliidae. Iceberg Point Park, Lopez Island, Washington 2022
Mopalia ciliata (Glass Beach) 2015
Mopalia ciliata,San Luis Obispo County, California 2018

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