Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Mopaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
. Subtropical
Southeast Pacific: Endemic to Easter Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.5 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 87884)
Large and slightly depressed species that reaches 55mm in length and 35 mm width. The surface of the valves are usually worn and obliterating the structure. Juveniles are bluish green and the valves are covered with irregular, flattened, subgranulose, zigzag ridges. The girdle is covered with irregular, bluntly pointed spines that have a chitinous base and a calcareous upper part, where the tip is reddish brown.
Found attached on rocks (Ref. 87884), or in sea urchin boreholes (Ref. 90219).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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.
Rehder, H.A. 1980 The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Sala y Gómez. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 289:1-167. (Ref. 87884)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
