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词条 Chaetopleura pertusa
释义

  1. Distribution

  2. Description

  3. Ecology

  4. References

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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.

Distribution

This species is found around the South African coast from Saldanha Bay to Kosi Bay, subtidally to at least 20 m.[2]

Description

The 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]

Ecology

The orange hairy chiton lives under rocks during the day but emerges at night.

References

1. ^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
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}}
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3 : Chitonidae|Molluscs of Africa|Chitons described in 1847

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