Polyplacophora |
Lepidopleurida |
Leptochitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 458 m (Ref. 1875). Subtropical
Pacific Ocean: Japan and northwest USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1875)
Depth and length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference.
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.
Kaas, P. and R.A. van Belle. 1985. (Ref. 1875)
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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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.2 - 20.5, mean 9.8 (based on 366 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.