Polyplacophora |
Callochitonida |
Callochitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Eastern Central Pacific: USA, Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 296)
Girdle: Fine scaly. Lateral areas of the median valves: Two ribs appearing scalloped near the girdle. Head valve: 11 depressed ribs with the tail valve having 9 rounded ribs. Mucro: Median. Central areas: Have longitudinal ribs becoming obsolete near the dorsal ridge. Girdle: Cream with light brown bands and the valves are olive buff to dark green (Ref. 296).
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.
Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt. 2006. (Ref. 296)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.