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Acanthopleura gemmata Jewel Spiny Chiton, Jewelled Chiton, Northern Spined Chiton

Acanthopleura gemmata is commonly referred to as Jewel Spiny Chiton, Jewelled Chiton, Northern Spined 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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Acanthopleura gemmata,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2025


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lexID:
17799 
AphiaID:
211919 
Scientific:
Acanthopleura gemmata 
German:
Juwelen Käferschnecke 
English:
Jewel Spiny Chiton, Jewelled Chiton, Northern Spined Chiton 
Category:
Polyplacophores 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Chitonidae (Family) > Acanthopleura (Genus) > gemmata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Blainville, ), 1825 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Australia, Bali, Fiji, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lybia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, Tansania, the Mediterranean Sea 
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 - 2 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Dykes, Hemming reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Rock crevices, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 
Size:
2.76" - 4.72" (7,7cm - 12cm) 
Temperature:
24,5 °F - 29,3 °F (24,5°C - 29,3°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:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-14 14:05:32 

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Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)

Acanthopleura gemmata, commonly known as the jewelled chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.

Synonymised names
Acanthopleura balansae Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acanthopleura bergenhayni Leloup, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acanthopleura gemmata maudensis Ashby, 1928 · unaccepted
Acanthopleura gemmata queenslandica Ashby, 1923 · unaccepted
Acanthopleura glareosa E. A. Smith, 1884 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Acanthopleura rawakiana Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted
Acanthopleura spicifera [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthopleura spiniger (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) · unaccepted (the nominal species is a synonym...)
Acanthozostera virens Ang, 1967 · unaccepted
Chiton gemmatus Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted (original combination)
Chiton macgillivrayi A. Adams, 1855 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Chiton spiniger G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 · unaccepted

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Acanthopleura gemmata maudensis Ashby, 1928 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Subspecies Acanthopleura gemmata queenslandica Ashby, 1923 accepted as Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)

External links

  1. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2025.
  2. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2025.
  3. treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2025.
  4. wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2025.
  5. wildsingapore.com (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2025.

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Acanthopleura gemmata, Bali 2024
Acanthopleura gemmata,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2025

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