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.

Profile

lexID:

18283 

AphiaID:

0 

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:

• Acanthopleura brevispinosa
• Acanthopleura echinata
• 
  Acanthopleura gemmata
  Juwelen Käferschnecke
• 
  Acanthopleura granulata
  West Indische Käferschnecke
• Acanthopleura loochooana
• Acanthopleura planispina
• 
  Acanthopleura spinosa
  Imperial Stachel-Käferschnecke
• 
  Acanthopleura vaillantii
  Vaillants Käferschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-04-19 13:50:49 

Last edit:

2026-04-19 14:02:38 

Info

Pictures

Commonly

Husbandry know-how of owners