Stenoplax bahamensis Bahama chiton

Stenoplax bahamensis is commonly referred to as Bahama 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.

Profile

lexID:

6808 

AphiaID:

848154 

Scientific:

Stenoplax bahamensis 

German:

Bahama Käferschnecke 

English:

Bahama Chiton 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Ischnochitonidae (Family) > Stenoplax (Genus) > bahamensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Kaas & Van Belle, 1987 

Occurrence:

Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas 

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:

0.2" - 1.97" (0.5cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

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:

• Stenoplax alata
• 
  Stenoplax bahamensis
  Bahama Käferschnecke
• 
  Stenoplax boogii
  Käferschnecke
• Stenoplax circumsenta
• 
  Stenoplax conspicua
  Käferschnecke
• Stenoplax corrugata
• 
  Stenoplax fallax
  Fallax Käferschnecke
• Stenoplax floridana
• 
  Stenoplax heathiana
  Heaths Käferschnecke
• Stenoplax hernandezi
• Stenoplax kempfi
• Stenoplax lavanonoensis
• Stenoplax limaciformis
• Stenoplax lindholmii
• Stenoplax madagassica
• Stenoplax magdalenensis
• Stenoplax marcusi
• Stenoplax mariposa
• Stenoplax petaloides
• Stenoplax purpurascens
• Stenoplax rugulata
• Stenoplax sonorana
• Stenoplax venusta
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-02-25 14:55:23 

Last edit:

2022-11-01 16:05:14 

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