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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.6 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 296); common length : 5.7 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 313)
Habitat: Middle and low Intertidal (Ref. 289 and 315); under stone in sand; rocky shores (Ref. 313); lives under rocks on open coast, especially rocks partly embedded in sand or gravel (Ref. 315).
Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
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.