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 Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Chitonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Mức độ sâu 0 - 4 m (Tài liệu tham khảo 2022). Tropical

Distribution Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Những chỉ dẫn

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

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Weight / Age

Chín muồi sinh dục: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.6 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Tài liệu tham khảo 281)

Short description Hình thái học

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).

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 Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Eggs | Sự sinh sản | 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.