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Ischnochiton usticensis   Dell'Angelo & Castriota, 1999

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Italy country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from southwest of Utisca, between Punta Gavazzi and Punta dell'Arpa, about 50 m, bottom mainly composed of biogenic and volcanic particles together with a significant red cancerous algae component.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schwabe, E., 2005
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Polyplacophora > Chitonida () > Ischnochitonidae (chitons [narrow chitons]) > Ischnochitoninae

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

Benthic; depth range 50 - 50 m (Ref. 2873).   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Mediterranean: Italy.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth based on type locality; to be replaced with better reference.

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

Schwabe, E. 2005. (Ref. 2873)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.