Chiton squamosus   unspecified

Squamose chiton

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

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Chitonidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 2022).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 281)

Short description Morphology

Valves: Dull, ashen-gray with wide, irregular, dull-brown, longitudinal stripes. Posterior edge of first seven valves: Four or five squares of blackish brown. Lateral areas of middle valves: Six to eight rows of small beads between which are microscopic pinholes. Central areas: Smoothish, with fine, transverse scratches. Girdle: Alternating pale stripes of grayish green and grayish white (Ref. 281).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Epibiotic, intertidal (Ref. 110502). Common in the rocky coast exposed to tidal action (Ref. 292).

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

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  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): 26.4 - 28.3, mean 27.5 (based on 355 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.