Amicula vestita   (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829)


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Amicula vestita

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

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Mopaliidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 289).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Pacific, Atlantic ocean and Arctic Ocean: Alaska and USA. Temperate to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 289)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth: Intertidal to 100 m. Habitat: On rocks (Ref. 289). Body: Oval; with the valves nearly covered by a brown skin continued upward from the girdle, but their outlines are plainly visible through this integument. Small exposed portion of each median valve: Broadly heart-shaped and situated at the posterior margin of each valve; it is sculptured with strong concentric grooves and a more or less distinct granulation. Girdle: Thin, smooth with sparsely scattered small bunches of hairs (Ref. 297). Known to occur on bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary (Ref. 87872).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Sexes are separate but they are indistinguishable externally. Fertilization is external and usually the eggs are shed into the water.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt. 2006. (Ref. 296)

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): 0.2 - 9.1, mean 2.2 (based on 1202 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.