词条 | Chaetopleura pertusa |
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| name = orange hairy chiton | status = | image = | image_caption = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Mollusca | classis = Polyplacophora | subclassis = Neoloricata | ordo = Chitonida | subordo = Chitonina | superfamilia = Chitonoidea | familia = Chaetopleuridae | genus = Chaetopleura | subgenus = Chaetopleura | species = C. pertusa | binomial = Chaetopleura pertusa | binomial_authority = (Reeve, 1847) | synonyms_ref = [1] | synonyms = Chiton pertusus Reeve, 1847 (basionym) }} The orange hairy chiton, Chaetopleura pertusa, is a species of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc. It is endemic to South Africa. DistributionThis species is found around the South African coast from Saldanha Bay to Kosi Bay, subtidally to at least 20 m.[2] DescriptionThe orange hairy chiton is a distinctive chiton with pink or orange mottled valves. The valves have a granular texture and are surrounded by a wide girdle of pink or orange. The girdle has branched bristles and short hairs. The animal may grow up to 50 mm in total length.[3] EcologyThe orange hairy chiton lives under rocks during the day but emerges at night. References1. ^Schwabe, E. (2009). Chaetopleura (Chaetopleura) pertusa (Reeve, 1847). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224920 on 2010-04-07 {{Taxonbar|from=Q3074652}}2. ^Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E (2005): Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa {{ISBN|0-86486-672-0}} 3. ^Kilburn, R. and Rippey, E. Sea Shells of Southern Africa MacMillan South Africa 1982 {{ISBN|0-86954-094-7}} 3 : Chitonidae|Molluscs of Africa|Chitons described in 1847 |
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