Plaxiphora caelata coat of mail shell, chiton

Plaxiphora caelata is commonly referred to as coat of mail shell, 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.

Dr. Paddy Ryan, USA

Plaxiphora caelata "Hairy" chiton from New Zealand

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Scientific:: Plaxiphora caelata
German:: Käferschnecke
English:: Coat Of Mail Shell, Chiton

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Mopaliidae (Family) > Plaxiphora (Genus) > caelata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Reeve, ), 1847

Occurrence:: New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: 0.91" - 1.85" (2.3cm - 4.7cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°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
Plaxiphora aurata
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
Plaxiphora matthewsi
Plaxiphora mercatoris
Plaxiphora murdochi
Plaxiphora obscurella
Plaxiphora obtecta
Käferschnecke
Plaxiphora parva
Plaxiphora tricolor
Plaxiphora tulearensis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-11-07 18:15:46
Last edit:: 2024-03-12 12:10:45

Info

Plaxiphora caelata (Reeve, 1847)

The New Zealand Chiton is 4,7 cm in length and 2,3 cm width.The colour is greyish brown.Plaxiphora caelata have a "hairy" mantle edge.

The most chitons are herbivorous and feed on algae, including sponges, bryozoans and coelenterates, which they scrape off the hard substrate.

Unfortunately, there are no more information available.

Synonymised names
Chiton (Chaetopleura) plumosus A. Gould, 1859 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton (Plaxiphora) terminalis E. A. Smith, 1874 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton (Plaxiphora) terminalis var. zigzag (Pilsbry, 1893) · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chiton caelatus Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Maorichiton metonomazus Iredale & Hull, 1932 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Plaxiphora (Maorichiton) lyallensis Mestayer, 1921 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Plaxiphora (Maorichiton) mixta Iredale, 1914 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) caelata (Reeve, 1847) · alternative representation
Plaxiphora schauinslandi Thiele, 1909 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Plaxiphora terminalis (E. A. Smith, 1874) · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Plaxiphora terminalis var. zigzag Pilsbry, 1893 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Tonicia zigzag F. W. Hutton, 1872 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

External links

mollusca.co.nz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Foto: Enclosure Bay, Waiheke Island, Neuseeland

Plaxiphora caelata,On low tidal rocks in Maori Bay, Muriwai,2020

Plaxiphora caelata,In sea cave at Maori Bay, Muriwai,2020

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