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Ischnochiton erythronotus Multihued Chiton

Ischnochiton erythronotus is commonly referred to as Multihued 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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Ischnochiton erythronotus,West Bay, KY 2026 (CC BY)


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lexID:
2093 
AphiaID:
848043 
Scientific:
Ischnochiton erythronotus 
German:
Gesprenkelte Käferschnecke, Gesprenkelte Chiton 
English:
Multihued Chiton 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Ischnochitonidae (Family) > Ischnochiton (Genus) > erythronotus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(C. B. Adams, ), 1845 
Occurrence:
Columbia, Gulf of Mexico, Indo Pacific, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands 
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 shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 
Size:
1,5 cm 
Temperature:
26,1 °F - 28,1 °F (26,1°C - 28,1°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:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Ischnochiton acomphus
  • Ischnochiton adelaidensis
  • Ischnochiton aidae
  • Ischnochiton alascensis
  • Ischnochiton albinus
  • Ischnochiton arbutum
  • Ischnochiton bergoti
  • Ischnochiton bigranosus
  • Ischnochiton boninensis
 
More related species
in this lexicon
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-18 13:57:30 

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Ischnochiton erythronotus (C. B. Adams, 1845)

Synonymised names
Chiton (Ischnochiton) lateritius Shuttleworth, 1853 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton erythronotus C. B. Adams, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) erythronotus (C. B. Adams, 1845) · alternative representation
Ischnochiton erythronotus f. rubidus Nowell-Usticke, 1959 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Ischnochiton funiculatus Pilsbry, 1892 · unaccepted

Direct children (1)
Forma Ischnochiton erythronotus f. rubidus Nowell-Usticke, 1959 accepted as Ischnochiton erythronotus (C. B. Adams, 1845) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2026.

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