Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Tonicellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Temperate; 72°N - 27°N, 14°W - 37°E
Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The species displays poecilogonony as its reproductive strategy. Eggs are either demersal or found brooding in the mantle cavity; same stage as hatching.
Peter-Richter, H. 1986. (Ref. 1866)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.6 - 12.7, mean 10.6 (based on 342 cells).
Price category
Unknown.