Americhiton zebra Zebra Chiton

Americhiton zebra is commonly referred to as Zebra 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:

18167 

AphiaID:

1353859 

Scientific:

Americhiton zebra 

German:

Zebra Käferschnecke 

English:

Zebra Chiton 

Category:

Keverslakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonidae (Family) > Americhiton (Genus) > zebra (Species) 

Initial determination:

(W. B. Lyons, ), 1988 

Occurrence:

Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands 

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:

0,5 - 1,5 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Americhiton andersoni
  Glatte Glas-Haar Käferschnecke, Anderdons Käferschnecke
• 
  Americhiton zebra
  Zebra Käferschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-02-18 13:34:21 

Last edit:

2026-02-18 13:41:23 

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