Acanthopleura gemmata   (de Blainville, 1825)

Northern spined chiton

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

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Chitonidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 1456).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 1.4, range 1 - 1.8 cm Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85382)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth assumed from its ecology. Inhabits fringing barrier reef (Ref. 2912). Found in mangrove areas (Ref. 2908). Algae-feeding herbivore (Ref. 1456). Uses its radula to excavate a home site for grazing surface algae (Ref. 2907). Occurs at the high tide mark. Found from intertidal to 2 m, on rocks (Ref. 75835).

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

Members of the class Polyplacophora are gonochoric. No copulation; males release sperm throught their respiratory currents and females shed the eggs into the sea. Eggs develop into lecithotrophic planktonic trochophore (Ref. 833). First reproduction occurs when individuals have reached the age of two (years) (Ref. 94892). In the Red Sea, spawning occurs during autumn (Ref. 98877).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli. 2003. (Ref. 703)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.5 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 2511 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.
Nutrients: Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 4.79 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 16.6 [15.4, 17.8] %; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.263, 0.400] g/100g; Selenium = 57.8 [48.5, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight).