Cryptoplax oculata Chiton

Cryptoplax oculata is commonly referred to as 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:

3906 

AphiaID:

386458 

Scientific:

Cryptoplax oculata 

German:

Ring-Käferschnecke 

English:

Chiton 

Category:

Polyplacophores 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Cryptoplacidae (Family) > Cryptoplax (Genus) > oculata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

China, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Okinawa, Philippines, Vietnam 

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:

1 - 8 Meter 

Habitats:

Rock crevices, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°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:

• Cryptoplax burrowi
• Cryptoplax caledonicus
• Cryptoplax dawydoffi
• Cryptoplax dimidiata
• Cryptoplax dupuisi
• 
  Cryptoplax elioti
  Käferschnecke
• Cryptoplax hartmeyeri
• Cryptoplax iredalei
• Cryptoplax japonica
• Cryptoplax larvaeformis
• Cryptoplax mystica
• 
  Cryptoplax oculata
  Ring-Käferschnecke
• Cryptoplax plana
• Cryptoplax propior
• Cryptoplax royana
• 
  Cryptoplax striata
  Käferschnecke
• Cryptoplax sykesi
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-11-16 14:54:04 

Last edit:

2024-05-08 20:22:40 

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