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- Polyplacophora
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Acanthopleura loochooana (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829)
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Chitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology
Shell is black, with some patches of white. Jugal region with white and black stripes and some light reddish brown coloration. Girdle appears banded due to the distribution of white, brown, and black scales. Valves are quite flattened, rounded, and eroded.
Found in exposed rocks covered by Sargassum (Ref. 128661).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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