Plaxiphora biramosa Red Girdle Chiton, Red Girdle

Plaxiphora biramosa is commonly referred to as Red Girdle Chiton, Red Girdle. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Plaxiphora biramosa, Soutland, New Zealand 2022

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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Scientific:: Plaxiphora biramosa
German:: Rotgürtel-Käferschnecke, Rotgürtel
English:: Red Girdle Chiton, Red Girdle

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Mopaliidae (Family) > Plaxiphora (Genus) > biramosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1835

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand
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:: Meter
Size:: 1.57" - 2.36" (4,5cm - 6,2cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
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:

Plaxiphora albida
Weiße Plaxiphora
Plaxiphora aurata
Plaxiphora australis
Plaxiphora biramosa
Rotgürtel-Käferschnecke, Rotgürtel
Plaxiphora boydeni
Plaxiphora bucklandnicksi
Plaxiphora caelata
Käferschnecke
Plaxiphora egregia
Plaxiphora fernandezi
Plaxiphora gwenae
Plaxiphora indica
Plaxiphora integra
Plaxiphora javanica
Plaxiphora kamehamehae
Plaxiphora matthewsi
Plaxiphora mercatoris
Plaxiphora murdochi
Plaxiphora obscurella
Plaxiphora obtecta
Käferschnecke
Plaxiphora parva
Plaxiphora tricolor
Plaxiphora tulearensis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-02-07 16:36:53
Last edit:: 2023-02-07 16:45:53

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Plaxiphora biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)

The most chitons are herbivorous and feed on algae, including sponges, bryozoans and coelenterates, which they scrape off the hard substrate.

Plaxiphora biramosa is endemic to New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Acanthopleura ciliata sensu F. W. Hutton, 1873 not Sowerby, 1840 · unaccepted
Acanthopleura complexa F. W. Hutton, 1872 · unaccepted
Chiton biramosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 · unaccepted (original combination)
Plaxiphora (Plaxiphora) biramosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) · alternate representation
Tonicia corticata F. W. Hutton, 1872 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2023.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2023.

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Plaxiphora biramosa, Soutland, New Zealand 2022

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