Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Chitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 31 m (Ref. 87801). Subtropical
Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This is an edible species found in rocky pools on solid rocks with red encrusting algae, hydrozoa or in Mytilus chilensis accumulations, 0 to 31 meters in depth (Ref. 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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.
Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra. 2009. (Ref. 87801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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