Plaxiphora albida Whitened Chiton

Plaxiphora albida is commonly referred to as Whitened 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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Plaxiphora albida,Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia 2004_CC BY Simon Grove

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Scientific:: Plaxiphora albida
German:: Weiße Plaxiphora
English:: Whitened Chiton

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Mopaliidae (Family) > Plaxiphora (Genus) > albida (Species)
Initial determination:: (Blainville, ), 1825

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia)
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:: 1 - 16 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.57" - 3.94" (4cm - 10cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), No reliable information available
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:

Plaxiphora albida
Weiße Plaxiphora
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Plaxiphora australis
Plaxiphora biramosa
Rotgürtel-Käferschnecke, Rotgürtel
Plaxiphora boydeni
Plaxiphora bucklandnicksi
Plaxiphora caelata
Käferschnecke
Plaxiphora egregia
Plaxiphora fernandezi
Plaxiphora gwenae
Plaxiphora indica
Plaxiphora integra
Plaxiphora javanica
Plaxiphora kamehamehae
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Plaxiphora mercatoris
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Plaxiphora obtecta
Käferschnecke
Plaxiphora parva
Plaxiphora tricolor
Plaxiphora tulearensis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-11-14 20:09:51
Last edit:: 2024-11-14 20:19:07

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Plaxiphora albida (Blainville, 1825)

Plaxiphora albida is a species of molluscs in the family Mopaliidae. Plaxiphora obtecta is herbivorous and feed on algae, including sponges, bryozoans and coelenterates, which they scrape off the hard substrate.

Synonymised names
Chaetopleura conspersa H. Adams & Angas, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Chiton albidus Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton costatus Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted
Chiton glaucus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 · unaccepted
Chiton petholatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 · unaccepted
Chiton petholatus var. porphyrius G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 · unaccepted
Chiton porphyrius G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 · unaccepted
Chiton tasmanicus Paetel, 1887 · unaccepted
Euplaxiphora modesta Haddon, 1886 · unaccepted
Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) albida (Blainville, 1825) · alternative representation
Plaxiphora bednalli Thiele, 1909 · unaccepted
Plaxiphora concentrica Ashby & Torr, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plaxiphora excurvata Pilsbry, 1893 · unaccepted
Plaxiphora gellibrandi Ashby & Torr, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plaxiphora paeteliana Thiele, 1909 · unaccepted
Plaxiphora petholata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) · unaccepted
Plaxiphora petholata var. tasmanica Ashby, 1924 · unaccepted
Plaxiphora tasmanica Thiele, 1909 · unaccepted
Poneroplax mawlei Iredale & Hull, 1926 · unaccepted

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 14.11.2024.
Molluscs of Tasmania (en). Abgerufen am 14.11.2024.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.11.2024.

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Plaxiphora albida,Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia 2004_CC BY Simon Grove

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