Tonicella marmorea Mottled red chiton

Tonicella marmorea is commonly referred to as Mottled red chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Łatwy . A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6709 

AphiaID:

140151 

Scientific:

Tonicella marmorea 

German:

Marmorierte Käferschnecke 

English:

Mottled Red Chiton 

Category:

Chitony  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Tonicellidae (Family) > Tonicella (Genus) > marmorea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(O. Fabricius, ), 1780 

Occurrence:

Russland, the North Sea, Alaska , Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, Greenland, Japan, the British Isles, USA 

Size:

0.98" - 1.57" (2.5cm - 4cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Bryozoans (sea mats), Detritus 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

Łatwy  

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Tonicella blaneyi
• Tonicella insignis
• 
  Tonicella lineata
  Linierte-Käferschnecke
• 
  Tonicella lokii
  Flammen-Linien Käferschnecke, Lokis Käferschnecke
• 
  Tonicella marmorea
  Marmorierte Käferschnecke
• Tonicella solidior
• Tonicella squamigera
• Tonicella submarmorea
• 
  Tonicella undocaerulea
  Käferschnecke
• Tonicella venusta
• Tonicella zotini
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-02-03 19:51:03 

Last edit:

2014-02-03 19:51:03 

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