Nuttallina californica California Nuttall's Chiton, Spiny Chiton

Nuttallina californica is commonly referred to as California Nuttall's Chiton, Spiny 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:

11676 

AphiaID:

386437 

Scientific:

Nuttallina californica 

German:

Borstige Käferschnecke 

English:

California Nuttall's Chiton, Spiny Chiton 

Category:

Keverslakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Lepidochitonidae (Family) > Nuttallina (Genus) > californica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Reeve, ), 1847 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Mexico (East Pacific), USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

1.18" - 1.97" (3,5cm - 5,1cm) 

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:

• 
  Nuttallina californica
  Borstige Käferschnecke
• Nuttallina crossota

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-08-23 19:59:13 

Last edit:

2020-04-24 11:44:00 

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