Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Acanthochitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Shell is usually multicolored: a bluish green background, with light and dark reddish brown markings laterally. There are often streaks of green and white on or near the jugum. Girdle is light green or brown. Valves subcarinate.
Upper intertidal zone, on exposed rocks covered by Sargassum. Also found among coralline algae at the low water mark (Ref. 128661).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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