Craspedochiton laqueatus   (Sowerby, 1842)

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

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Acanthochitonidae

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

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Shell typically cream white and light bluish green, with longitudinal or concentrically arranged brown or reddish streaks, splotches, or zigzag markings. Jugum often with white and greenish brown longitudinal streaks. Girdle tan to brown, often with patches extending from tufts of spicules to valves. Valves relatively flat, slightly rounded. Anterior valve with slightly convex slope, and is covered with closely packed pustules radiating from the apex.

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

Taylor, J.D. and B. Morton. 1996. (Ref. 84538)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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