| Family: |
Callochitonidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Colombia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Epibiotic (Ref. 110502). Intertidal to sublittoral, under stones (Ref. 2022). Members of the class Polyplacophora are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic planktonic trocophore larvae (no veliger stage) which later metamorphose and settle on the bottom as young adults (Ref. 833). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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