Chelidonura alisonae Alison's Headshield Slug, Spotted Swallowtail Slug

Chelidonura alisonae is commonly referred to as Alison's Headshield Slug, Spotted Swallowtail Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Chelidonura alisonae, 10mm, Kwajalein

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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Scientific:: Chelidonura alisonae
German:: Alisons Kopfschildschnecke, Gefleckte Schwalbenschwanzschnecke
English:: Alison's Headshield Slug, Spotted Swallowtail Slug

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Aglajidae (Family) > Chelidonura (Genus) > alisonae (Species)
Initial determination:: Gosliner, 2011

Occurrence:: Central Pazific, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Japan, Marschall Islands, Okinawa
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:: 1 - 10 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Intertidal reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown