Placiphorella rufa Red Veiled Chiton

Placiphorella rufa is commonly referred to as Red Veiled Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16604 

AphiaID:

386375 

Scientific:

Placiphorella rufa 

German:

Rote Hauben-Käferschnecke 

English:

Red Veiled Chiton 

Category:

Chitons 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Mopaliidae (Family) > Placiphorella (Genus) > rufa (Species) 

Initial determination:

S. S. Berry, 1917 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Aleutian Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, North Pacific (Ocean) 

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 - 45 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

7,1 °F - 18,6 °F (7,1°C - 18,6°C) 

Food:

algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Carnivore, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Invertebrates, Predatory, Worms 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Placiphorella albitestae
• Placiphorella atlantica
• Placiphorella blainvillii
• Placiphorella borealijaponica
• Placiphorella borealis
• Placiphorella hanselmani
• Placiphorella isaotakii
• Placiphorella mirabilis
• Placiphorella okutanii
• Placiphorella pacifica
• 
  Placiphorella rufa
  Rote Hauben-Käferschnecke
• Placiphorella stimpsoni
• 
  Placiphorella velata
  Hauben Käferschnecke
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-07-10 16:18:17 

Last edit:

2024-07-10 16:38:36 

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