Gastropoda |
Not assigned |
Lottiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Temperate
Eastern Pacific: Canada.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Occurs in high intertidal zones. Grazing occurs at high tide on microscopic and macroscopic encrusting algae. Sessile when the tide is out. Preyed on by the sea star, Pisaster ochraceus; demonstrates an avoidance response to the presence of sea stars. Also preyed on by shore crabs, P. crassipes (Ref. 310).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction: Occurs in winter; Spawning olive-green eggs occurs in January, February, April, and October. Recruitment occurs shortly thereafter (Ref. 310).
Anonymous 2001 Classification of Southern California Chitons. California State University Fullerton, Department of Biological Science. http://biology.fullerton.edu/biol317/Murray/Fall97/chitons.html [accessed 27/01/06] (Ref. 310)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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