Sypharochiton pelliserpentis Snakeskin Chiton

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis is commonly referred to as Snakeskin Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12826 

AphiaID:

724149 

Scientific:

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis 

German:

Schlangenhaut-Käferschnecke 

English:

Snakeskin Chiton 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Chitonidae (Family) > Sypharochiton (Genus) > pelliserpentis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, South-Pazific, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia) 

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:

0 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2,5cm - 3cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus, Herbivorous 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Sypharochiton aorangi
• 
  Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
  Schlangenhaut-Käferschnecke
• 
  Sypharochiton sinclairi
  Sinclairs-Käferschnecke
• Sypharochiton themeropis
• Sypharochiton torri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-02-28 13:06:22 

Last edit:

2024-12-04 13:47:21 

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