Aplacophora |
Not assigned |
Chaetodermidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; non-migratory (Ref. 1382); depth range 8 - 117 m (Ref. 1382). Boreal
Western Atlantic: USA and Canada.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Aplacophora are mostly hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic larvae which later develop into adults.
Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams. 1998. (Ref. 1667)
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
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.5 - 14.5, mean 8.4 (based on 143 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.