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Ischnochiton textilis Textile Chiton

Ischnochiton textilis is commonly referred to as Textile 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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Ischnochiton textilis, long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17340 
AphiaID:
848080 
Scientific:
Ischnochiton textilis 
German:
Textile Käferschnecke 
English:
Textile Chiton 
Category:
Chitony  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Ischnochitonidae (Family) > Ischnochiton (Genus) > textilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(J. E. Gray, ), 1828 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, Namibia, South-Africa 
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 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools, Under rocks 
Size:
0.79" - 1.97" (2,0cm - 5,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), 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:
  • Ischnochiton acomphus
  • Ischnochiton adelaidensis
  • Ischnochiton aidae
  • Ischnochiton alascensis
  • Ischnochiton albinus
  • Ischnochiton arbutum
  • Ischnochiton australis
    Australische Käferschnecke
  • Ischnochiton bergoti
  • Ischnochiton bigranosus
  • Ischnochiton boninensis
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-04-02 14:13:26 

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Ischnochiton textilis (J. E. Gray, 1828)

Tthe textile chiton is a medium-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Ischnochitonidae, endemic to the coasts of South Africa and Namibia.

Synonymised names:
Chiton ludwigi Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton textilis J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chiton textilis var. punctulata Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Chiton tigrinus Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) textilis (J. E. Gray, 1828) · alternative representation
Ischnochiton (Radsiella) textilis (J. E. Gray, 1828) · unaccepted
Ischnochiton (Radsiella) tigrinus (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted
Ischnochiton tigrinus (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted
Lepidopleurus fodiatus Rochebrune, 1881 · unaccepted

External links

  1. sealifebase.org (en). Abgerufen am 02.04.2025.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 02.04.2025.

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Ischnochiton textilis, long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)

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