Acanthochitona fascicularis Velvety Mail Shell, Velvety Mail Chiton

Acanthochitona fascicularis is commonly referred to as Velvety Mail Shell, Velvety Mail Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Very easy. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17069 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Acanthochitona fascicularis 

German:

Gemeine Stachel-Käferschnecke, Große Stachel-Käferschnecke 

English:

Velvety Mail Shell, Velvety Mail Chiton 

Category:

Chitons 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Acanthochitonidae (Family) > Acanthochitona (Genus) > fascicularis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1767 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Azores, Belgium, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Madeira, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), North Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Vietnam 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils, Under rocks 

Size:

0.79" - 2.36" (2cm - 6cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Bryozoans (sea mats), Carrion, Coralline algae, Detritus 

Difficulty:

Very easy 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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Catalog of Life:

• Acanthochitona achates
• Acanthochitona andersoni
• Acanthochitona angelica
• Acanthochitona approximans
• Acanthochitona armata
• Acanthochitona arragonites
• Acanthochitona astrigera
• Acanthochitona avicula
• Acanthochitona balesae
• Acanthochitona bednalli
• Acanthochitona biformis
• Acanthochitona bisulcata
• Acanthochitona bonairensis
• Acanthochitona bouvieri
• Acanthochitona britayevi
• Acanthochitona brookesi
• Acanthochitona brunoi
• Acanthochitona burghardtae
• Acanthochitona byungdoni
• Acanthochitona circellata
• Acanthochitona ciroi
• Acanthochitona complanata
• Acanthochitona coxi
• 
  Acanthochitona crinita
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• Acanthochitona defilippii
• 
  Acanthochitona discrepans
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• Acanthochitona dissimilis
• Acanthochitona exquisita
• 
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  Gemeine Stachel-Käferschnecke, Große Stachel-Käferschnecke
• Acanthochitona ferreirai
• 
  Acanthochitona garnoti
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• Acanthochitona gatliffi
• Acanthochitona granostriata
• 
  Acanthochitona hemphilli
  Stachel-Käferschnecke
• Acanthochitona hirudiniformis
• Acanthochitona imperatrix
• Acanthochitona intermedia
• Acanthochitona joallesi
• Acanthochitona jucunda
• Acanthochitona jugotenuis
• Acanthochitona kimberi
• Acanthochitona leopoldi
• Acanthochitona limbata
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• Acanthochitona mastalleri
• Acanthochitona minuta
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• Acanthochitona oblonga
• Acanthochitona pelicanensis
• Acanthochitona penetrans
• Acanthochitona penicillata
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• Acanthochitona shirleyi
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• Acanthochitona subrubicunda
• Acanthochitona sueurii
• Acanthochitona terezae
• Acanthochitona thackwayi
• Acanthochitona thileniusi
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-12-14 14:25:53 

Last edit:

2024-12-14 14:38:38 

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