Cryptoconchus floridanus White-barred Chiton

Cryptoconchus floridanus is commonly referred to as White-barred Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dan Schofield, UK

Cryptoconchus floridanus,West Bay, Cayman Islands 2026 (CC BY)

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lexID:: 18417
AphiaID:: 386549

Scientific:: Cryptoconchus floridanus
German:: Weißband Käferschnecke
English:: White-barred Chiton

Category:: Polyplacophores

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonidae (Family) > Cryptoconchus (Genus) > floridanus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dall, ), 1889

Occurrence:: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Cayman Islands, USA
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0" - 0.79" (0,7cm - 2,4cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown