| Family: |
Callochitonidae () |
| Max. size: |
5.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic and Eastern Pacific: USA and Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Girdle: Medium wide; sandy, fleshy and thickly covered with bristles. Murco: Highly posterior. Central areas: Granulose cross ribbing with those cross ribs coming from the jugal area heavier until they meet midway the heavier cross ribs coming from the lateral areas. Lateral areas: Broad-ribbed. Color of valves: Black with occasional white stripe down sides of dorsal ridge. Color of girdle: Cream with reddish brown hairs and granular (Ref. 296). |
| Biology: |
Habitat: Intertidal (Ref. 289); found in mid to high tide zones from Puget Sound to Mexico on rocks, in crevices or among barnacles and mussels (Ref. 312). Occurs from mid to high tide mark. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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