Chiton tuberculatus   Linnaeus, 1758

West Indian green chiton

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

| Chitonida | Chitonidae

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

; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 4 m (Ref. 2022).  Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções

Western Central Atlantic: USA, Colombia, Bermuda, Mexico, Venezuela and the West Indies.

Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.6 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 281)

Descrição suscinta Morfologia

Valve color: Dull grayish green or greenish brown; Some valves, dark-brown arrow-shaped patch on the dorsal ridge. Lateral areas: Five irregular, radiating cords. Central areas: Smooth at the top and eight to nine strong, wavy, longitudinal ribs on the sides. Girdle color: Alternating zones of whitish, green or black. Scales: Appear to be slightly higher than broad (Ref. 281).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Epibiotic (Ref. 110502). Very common under rocks, in the zone between tides (Ref. 292); intertidal to shallow subtidal (Ref. 289); intertidal and spray zones of rocky shores (Ref. 2022).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

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.

Referência principal Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt. 2006. (Ref. 281)

Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Não avaliada 

Status no CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Perigo para os humanos

Uso pelos humanos


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.8 - 28.3, mean 27.5 (based on 436 cells).
Vulnerabilidade (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): Unknown.