Polyplacophora |
Lepidopleurida |
Leptochitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 100 - 4825 m (Ref. 1875). Temperate
Northern Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Cosmopolitan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1875); common length : 2.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1875)
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.
Kaas, P. and R.A. van Belle 1985 Monograph of the Living chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Vol.1. Order Neoloricata: Lepidopleurina. E.J. Brill publishers, Leiden. 240 p. (Ref. 1875)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.2 - 6.1, mean 3.2 (based on 1835 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
