Cryptoplax elioti Chiton

Cryptoplax elioti is 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.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Cryptoplax elioti

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lexID:: 12566
AphiaID:: 386453

Scientific:: Cryptoplax elioti
German:: Käferschnecke
English:: Chiton

Category:: Chitony

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Cryptoplacidae (Family) > Cryptoplax (Genus) > elioti (Species)
Initial determination:: Pilsbry, 1901

Occurrence:: Australia, Marschall Islands, South-Pazific
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: 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:

Cryptoplax burrowi
Cryptoplax caledonicus
Cryptoplax dawydoffi
Cryptoplax dimidiata
Cryptoplax dupuisi
Cryptoplax elioti
Käferschnecke
Cryptoplax hartmeyeri
Cryptoplax iredalei
Cryptoplax japonica
Cryptoplax larvaeformis
Cryptoplax mystica
Cryptoplax oculata
Ring-Käferschnecke
Cryptoplax plana
Cryptoplax propior
Cryptoplax royana
Cryptoplax striata
Käferschnecke
Cryptoplax sykesi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-11-17 20:07:54
Last edit:: 2019-11-17 20:07:54

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Cryptoplax elioti Pilsbry, 1901

This species is a worm-like chiton. Its eight dorsal shell plates are much reduced and partly embedded in the elongate, stiff, worm-like body.

Synonymised names:
Cryptoplax evanescens Cooke, 1913
Cryptoplax jugosus Bergenhayn, 1930

External links

UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 14.08.2020.

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