Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Tonicellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 14 m (Ref. 1724). Temperate; 40°N - 36°N, 31°W - 25°W
Northeast Atlantic: Azores Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.8 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1724)
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.
Avila, S.P. and A. Albergaria 2002 The shallow-water Polyplacophora of the Azores and some comments on the biogeographical relationships of the Azorean malacofauna. Bollettino Malacologico, 38(1-4):41-44. (Ref. 1724)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
