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Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Acanthochitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 1878). Temperate
Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.6 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1724)
Substrate consist of red alga Lithophyllum incrustans (Ref. 615, page 105).
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. (Ref. 1724)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.9 - 20.1, mean 11.3 (based on 358 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.