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Chiton bowenii   King & Broderip, 1832

Pretty sea cradle

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: This species is probably endemic to Chile. It is known from Puerto Montt to Peninsula Taitao and Golfo de Penas to southern Strait of Magellan (Ref. 87801).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Chitón guapo, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Chitonida () > Chitonidae ()

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

; djupintervall 0 - 33 m (Ref. 87801).   Subtropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Southeast Pacific: Probably endemic to Chile.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

It is found on rocks, often in the coralline red algae zone, from intertidal areas to 33 meters in depth (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

Human uses


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Internet-källor

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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.