Tonicella marmorea   (Fabricius, 1780)

Mottled red chiton

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Tonicella marmorea

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

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Tonicellidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 183 m (Ref. 128573), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 128573).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic, Northern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 281)

Short description Morphology

Oblong to oval in shape; elevated and rather acutely angular valves. Valves: Colored a light tan covered with a heavy suffusion of dark red maculations and specks. Surface of valves: Smooth; granulated under a lens. Lateral areas: Not distinctly outlined. Girdle: leathery and without scales or bristles (Ref. 281).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found from intertidal to 10 m (Tonicella submarmorea) and 230 m (Tonicella marmorea) (Ref. 75835).

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): 0.3 - 10, mean 2.2 (based on 720 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.