Polyplacophora |
Lepidopleurida |
Leptochitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 408 - 413 m (Ref. 1892). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Depth based on type locality (Ref. 1892); 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.
Saito, H. 2001 Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) collected by the R/V Kotaka-Maru from Tosa Bay, Western Japan, with descriptions of new species. In Fujita, T. et. Al. (eds.). Deep-sea fauna and pollution in Tosa Bay. Nat. Sci. Mus. Monogr. 20:101-119. (Ref. 1892)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.