Tonicella insignis   (Reeve, 1847)

White-line chiton

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Tonicellidae

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

Benthic; depth range 6 - 12 m (Ref. 290).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northern Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 296)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Found from intertidal to 12 m (Refs. 289, 75835) (Ref. 289).

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

Appears to have an annual reproductive cycle with spawning cued by spring phytoplankton (Ref. 290).

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): 6.7 - 14.5, mean 9.1 (based on 271 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.