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Leptochiton rugatus Dwarf Chtion

Leptochiton rugatus is commonly referred to as Dwarf Chtion. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Leptochiton rugatus, Dwarf Chiton (2cm)-Marlin Harms


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lexID:
13881 
AphiaID:
367856 
Scientific:
Leptochiton rugatus 
German:
Zwerg Käferschnecke 
English:
Dwarf Chtion 
Category:
Chitons 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Lepidopleurida (Order) > Leptochitonidae (Family) > Leptochiton (Genus) > rugatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(P. P. Carpenter, ), 1892 
Occurrence:
Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Gulf of California, Japan, North Pacific (Ocean), Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 369 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 51.8 °F (10°C - 11°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Aquatic plant, Detritus, Protozoa 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Leptochiton aequispinus
  • Leptochiton alascensis
  • Leptochiton albemarlensis
  • Leptochiton algesirensis
    Käferschnecke
  • Leptochiton alveolus
  • Leptochiton americanus
  • Leptochiton amsterdamensis
  • Leptochiton angustidens
  • Leptochiton antarcticus
  • Leptochiton arcticus
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-04 14:27:15 

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Leptochiton rugatus (Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892)

This cold water chiton is a algae grazer.

Synonymised names:
Lepidopleurus alascensis Thiele, 1909
Lepidopleurus internexus Pilsbry, 1892
Lepidopleurus rugatus Carpenter in Pilsbry, 1892 (original combination)

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Leptochiton rugatus, Dwarf Chiton,Carmel, California,2018
Leptochiton rugatus, Dwarf Chiton (2cm)-Marlin Harms

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