Английская Википедия:Chiton olivaceus

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox

Chiton olivaceus, the green chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons.[1][2]

Description

Chiton olivaceus can reach a length of Шаблон:Convert and a width of about Шаблон:Convert. These large chitons have carinate plates with strongs ribs. The shell is oblong and oval. In the front and rear plates ribs have a radial pattern. The intermediate valves show a sharp beak and rounded sutural plates. Colors are very variable, ranging from olive-gray (hence the common name) to yellow-brown, sometimes black, orange, red or yellow. The girdle surrounding all of the valves is quite large and covered by bristles and scales.[3][4][5]

The teeth of these grazers of algae [6] are composed of magnetite, the hardest material usable by a living being.

Distribution

This species is common in the Mediterranean sea around Italy and Greece, but can also to be found in the nearby Atlantic Ocean.[7]

Habitat

Chiton olivaceus occur on a solid substrate, particularly stones and rocks, in the zones of sweeping of the waves, at a low depth.[3]

References

Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Taxonbar


Шаблон:Chiton-stub

  1. URMO: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. Land J. van der (ed)
  2. WoRMS
  3. 3,0 3,1 Mondo Marino Шаблон:Webarchive
  4. Шаблон:Cite web
  5. Wildlife ArchipelagoШаблон:Dead link
  6. D. I. MacKinnon,Daphne E. Lee,J. D. Campbell Brachiopods Through Time
  7. SeaLifeBase