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Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)
Japanese common chiton
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Chitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Pacific: Japan, south to Vietnam.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.4 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127116)
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
Blackmore, G. 2001. (Ref. 81522)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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