Cryptoplax Striata

	Cryptoplax Striata ''Cryptoplax striata'', commonly known as the striate leathery chiton is a species of chiton in the genus '' Cryptoplax'' that lives under rocks and in crevices in the intertidal and subtidal The neritic zone (or sublittoral zone) is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately in depth. From the point of view of marine biology it forms a relatively stable and well-illuminated ... waters of southern Australia. It grows to 120 mm long and has a brown, leathery appearance with tiny non-articulated shell valves. References Chitons of Australia {{Australia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Chiton Chitons () are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora (), formerly known as Amphineura. About 940 extant and 430 fossil species are recognized. They are also sometimes known as gumboots or sea cradles or coat-of-mail shells or suck-rocks, or more formally as loricates, polyplacophorans, and occasionally as polyplacophores. Chitons have a shell composed of eight separate shell plates or valves. These plates overlap slightly at the front and back edges, and yet articulate well with one another. Because of this, the shell provides protection at the same time as permitting the chiton to flex upward when needed for locomotion over uneven surfaces, and even allows the animal to curl up into a ball when dislodged from rocks. The shell plates are encircled by a skirt known as a girdle. Habitat Chitons live worldwide, from cold waters through to the tropics. They live on hard surfaces, such as on or under rocks, or in rock crevices. Some species live quite hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cryptoplax ''Cryptoplax'' is a genus of polyplacophoran molluscs.Kaas, P., van Belle R. A''Monograph of living chitons'' E. J. Brill Publishers 1985. The genus consists of the following living species:Bouchet, P.; Schwabe, E. (2012). Cryptoplax Blainville, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205298 on 2012-02-11 '' Cryptoplax burrowi'' E. A. Smith, 1884 '' Cryptoplax caledonicus'' Rochebrune, 1882 '' Cryptoplax dawydoffi'' Leloup, 1937 '' Cryptoplax dimidiata'' Ang, 1967 '' Cryptoplax dupuisi'' Ashby, 1931 '' Cryptoplax elioti'' Pilsbry, 1901 '' Cryptoplax hartmeyeri'' Thiele, 1911 '' Cryptoplax iredalei'' Ashby, 1923 '' Cryptoplax japonica'' Pilsbry, 1901 '' Cryptoplax larvaeformis'' Burrow, 1815 '' Cryptoplax mystica'' Iredale & Hull, 1925 '' Cryptoplax oculata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 '' Cryptoplax plana'' Ang, 1967 '' Cryptoplax propior'' Is. & Iw. Taki, 1930 '' Cryptoplax royana'' Iredale & Hull, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Intertidal The intertidal zone, also known as the foreshore, is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide (in other words, the area within the tidal range). This area can include several types of Marine habitat, habitats with various species of Marine life, life, such as seastars, Sea urchin, sea urchins, and many species of coral with regional differences in biodiversity. Sometimes it is referred to as the ''littoral zone'' or ''shore, seashore'', although those can be defined as a wider region. The well-known area also includes steep rocky Cliff, cliffs, sandy Beach, beaches, Bog, bogs or wetlands (e.g., vast Mudflat, mudflats). The area can be a narrow strip, as in Pacific island, Pacific islands that have only a narrow tidal range, or can include many meters of shoreline where shallow beach slopes interact with high tidal excursion. The peritidal zone is similar but somewhat wider, extending from above the highest tide level to below the lowest. Organisms in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Subtidal The neritic zone (or sublittoral zone) is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately in depth. From the point of view of marine biology it forms a relatively stable and well-illuminated environment for marine life, from plankton up to large fish and corals, while physical oceanography sees it as where the oceanic system interacts with the coast. Definition (marine biology), context, extra terminology In marine biology, the neritic zone, also called coastal waters, the coastal ocean or the sublittoral zone, refers to that zone of the ocean where sunlight reaches the ocean floor, that is, where the water is never so deep as to take it out of the photic zone. It extends from the low tide mark to the edge of the continental shelf, with a relatively shallow depth extending to about 200 meters (660 feet). Above the neritic zone lie the intertidal (or eulittoral) and supralittoral zones; below it the continental slope begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]