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Acanthopleura spinosa Imperial Spiny Chiton

Acanthopleura spinosa is commonly referred to as Imperial Spiny 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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Acanthopleura spinosa,Sutherland St After Thetis Pl, Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2026


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lexID:
18283 
AphiaID:
Scientific:
Acanthopleura spinosa 
German:
Imperial Stachel-Käferschnecke 
English:
Imperial Spiny Chiton 
Category:
Chitony  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Chitonidae (Family) > Acanthopleura (Genus) > spinosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bruguière, ), 1792 
Occurrence:
Australia, Philippines 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.54" (9 cm) 
Temperature:
27,8 °F - 29,2 °F (27,8°C - 29,2°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:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-19 14:02:38 

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Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguière, 1792)

Synonymised names
Acanthopleura spinosa var. montebelloensis Ashby, 1922 · unaccepted
Chiton spinosus Bruguière, 1792 · unaccepted (original combination)

Direct children (1)
Variety Acanthopleura spinosa var. montebelloensis Ashby, 1922 accepted as Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguière, 1792

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 19.04.2026.

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