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Most common in oyster beds and among growths of algae (Ref. 290). Girdle: narrow; closely beset with minute spines but appearing almost smooth to the naked eye. Surface: Smooth but under a lens the valves are finely granulated in quincunx. Lateral areas: Scarcely defined. Valve color: Olive-brown, streaked, maculated or clouded with blue or chestnut (Ref. 297).
Depth based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Most common in oyster beds and among growths of algae (Ref. 290). Found from subtidal to 40 m (Refs. 289, 75835).
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.