| Family: |
Ischnochitonidae (chitons [narrow chitons]) |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 90 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific. Subtropical and temperate. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
This species is found under hard substrate like stones on silty sediment from intertidal areas to a depth of 90 meters (Ref. 87801). 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: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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