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Chiton tuberculatus, West Indian green chiton

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Chiton tuberculatus   Linnaeus, 1758

West Indian green chiton

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Chiton tuberculatus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Chitonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 0 - 4 m (Ref. 2022).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Central Atlantic: USA, Colombia, Bermuda, Mexico, Venezuela and the West Indies.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.6 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 281)

Short description Morfologi

Valve color: Dull grayish green or greenish brown; Some valves, dark-brown arrow-shaped patch on the dorsal ridge. Lateral areas: Five irregular, radiating cords. Central areas: Smooth at the top and eight to nine strong, wavy, longitudinal ribs on the sides. Girdle color: Alternating zones of whitish, green or black. Scales: Appear to be slightly higher than broad (Ref. 281).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Epibiotic (Ref. 110502). Very common under rocks, in the zone between tides (Ref. 292); intertidal to shallow subtidal (Ref. 289); intertidal and spray zones of rocky shores (Ref. 2022).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt. 2006. (Ref. 281)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.8 - 28.3, mean 27.5 (based on 436 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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