Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Chitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan, China, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Shell is yellowish white to cream white, often with a chestnut brown longitudinal band at the jugum and transverse white bands on central areas. Girdle is often bluish white with a thin marginal border of bright pink. Valves moderately elevated and broadly rounded.
Intertidal to subtidal. On exposed rocks covered by Sargassum. Also found on mussel beds (Ref. 128661).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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