Tonicella lineata, Lined chiton
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Tonicella lineata   (Wood, 1815)

Lined chiton

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Tonicellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 115 m (Ref. 289).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Pacific Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 296)

Short description Morphology

Girdle: Microscopically granulated showing concentric growth lines. Lateral areas: Scarcely definable by a slightly raised wide rib. Valves: Variable in design and in color; range from orange-red to deep blood reds or lavenders with white zigzag markings. Markings: Edged in blue in live specimens but the blue color fades quickly in alcohol or in dried specimens. Girdle in alcohol: Cream colored, fading from orange in live specimens (Ref. 296).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Intertidal to 115 m (Ref. 289). Abundant in the intertidal zone, and, in some localities, can exceed 50 individuals per square meter of surface area. Lives on cobbles, boulders, and bedrock encrusted with pink coralline algae (Lithothamnion spp.) or unidentified rust-brown encrusting bryozoans (Ref. 290). Herbivorous, feeding primarily on encrusted red coralline algae (Ref. 312).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduction: The annual spawning cycle may be cued by spring phytoplankton (Ref. 290).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Dickson, R. 2002 Chitons of British Columbia. Royal British Columbia Museum. http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/nh_papers/chitonkey/intro.htm[accessed25/01/06] (Ref. 290)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.7 - 15.4, mean 9.7 (based on 344 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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