Lepidopleurus cajetanus Ribbed Chiton

Lepidopleurus cajetanus is commonly referred to as Ribbed 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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lexID:

6314 

AphiaID:

140194 

Scientific:

Lepidopleurus cajetanus 

German:

Rippen-Käferschnecke 

English:

Ribbed Chiton 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Lepidopleurida (Order) > Leptochitonidae (Family) > Lepidopleurus (Genus) > cajetanus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Poli, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, European Coasts, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 

Sea depth:

2 - 3 Meter 

Habitats:

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

Size:

up to 0.98" (2.5 cm) 

Temperature:

50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, 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:

• 
  Lepidopleurus cajetanus
  Rippen-Käferschnecke
• Lepidopleurus cullierti

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-30 18:10:27 

Last edit:

2024-12-14 14:15:21 

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