Plaxiphora aurata   (Spalowsky, 1795)

Camouflaged spiny sea cradle

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

| Chitonida | Mopaliidae

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

; djupintervall 0 - 30 m (Ref. 83435).  Temperate; 53°S - 54°S, 70°E - 0°E (Ref. 83435)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Southern Pacific, Southern Atlantic and Antarctic Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.6 cm DL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 83435)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

It is found on all kinds of hard substrates, but is common in lower red algae zone and feeds on red and green algae. It also has a good tolerance for salinity fluctuations and low salinity with values of 15 to 22 psu (Ref. 87801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Rosenberg, G. 2009. (Ref. 83435)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 7.4 - 7.9, mean 7.6 (based on 27 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.