Lepidochitona simrothi

Lepidochitona simrothi   (Thiele, 1902)

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

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Tonicellidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 14 m (Ref. 1724).  Temperate; 40°N - 36°N, 31°W - 25°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic: Azores Island.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.8 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1724)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Avila, S.P. and A. Albergaria. 2002. (Ref. 1724)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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