Acanthochitona discrepans bristled chiton

Acanthochitona discrepansis commonly referred to as bristled chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended.

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Scientific:: Acanthochitona discrepans
German:: Stachelkäferschnecke
English:: Bristled Chiton

Category:: Chitons

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonidae (Family) > Acanthochitona (Genus) > discrepans (Species)
Initial determination:: (T. Brown, ), 1827

Occurrence:: Tunesien, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae, Detritus
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Easy

CITES:

Not evaluated

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
Acanthochitona biformis
Acanthochitona bisulcata
Acanthochitona bonairensis
Acanthochitona bouvieri
Acanthochitona britayevi
Acanthochitona brookesi
Acanthochitona brunoi
Acanthochitona burghardtae
Acanthochitona byungdoni
Acanthochitona circellata
Acanthochitona ciroi
Acanthochitona complanata
Acanthochitona coxi
Acanthochitona crinita
Europäische Stachelkäferschnecke, Rändel-Käferschnecke
Acanthochitona defilippii
Acanthochitona discrepans
Stachelkäferschnecke
Acanthochitona dissimilis
Acanthochitona exquisita
Acanthochitona fascicularis
Acanthochitona ferreirai
Acanthochitona garnoti
Acanthochitona gatliffi
Acanthochitona granostriata
Acanthochitona hemphilli
Stachelige-Käferschnecke
Acanthochitona hirudiniformis
Acanthochitona imperatrix
Acanthochitona intermedia
Acanthochitona joallesi
Acanthochitona jucunda
Acanthochitona jugotenuis
Acanthochitona kimberi
Acanthochitona leopoldi
Acanthochitona limbata
Acanthochitona lineata
Acanthochitona macrocystialis
Acanthochitona mahensis
Acanthochitona mastalleri
Acanthochitona minuta
Acanthochitona noumeaensis
Acanthochitona oblonga
Acanthochitona pelicanensis
Acanthochitona penetrans
Acanthochitona penicillata
Acanthochitona pilosa
Acanthochitona pilsbryi
Acanthochitona pygmaea
Gestreifte Glashaar-Käferschnecke
Acanthochitona quincunx
Acanthochitona retrojecta
Acanthochitona rhodea
Acanthochitona roseojugum
Acanthochitona rubrolineata
Acanthochitona saitoi
Acanthochitona saundersi
Acanthochitona savinkini
Acanthochitona scutigera
Acanthochitona shaskyi
Acanthochitona shirleyi
Acanthochitona sibogae
Acanthochitona spiculosa
Acanthochitona subrubicunda
Acanthochitona sueurii
Acanthochitona terezae
Acanthochitona thackwayi
Acanthochitona thileniusi
Acanthochitona variegata
Acanthochitona venezuelana
Acanthochitona viridis
Acanthochitona woodwardi
Acanthochitona worsfoldi
Acanthochitona zebra
Acanthochitona zelandica
Neuseeland-Käferschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-28 20:25:12
Last edit:: 2013-10-28 20:25:12

Info

Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) synnonym for Acanthochitona discrepans

Acanthochitona fascicularis chiton is found on the lower shore to 50 m depth, on rocks, boulders or in crevices.The colour may be variable, white, grey, yellowish or brown. Its a bristled chiton.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Neoloricata (Subclass) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonina (Suborder) > Cryptoplacoidea (Superfamily) >Acanthochitonidae (Family) > Acanthochitona (Genus)

Scientific paper

Osmoregulation in Three Molluscs: Acanthochitona discrepans (Brown), Glycymeris glycymeris (L.) and Mytilus edulis (L.), Raymond Gilles, 1972

External links

Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Acanthochitona fascicularis, © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

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