Ceratozona squalida, Eastern surf chiton

Ceratozona squalida   (Adams, 1845)

Eastern surf chiton

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ceratozona squalida  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polyplacophora | Callochitonida | Callochitonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 0 - 1 m (Ref. 2022).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.1 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 281)

Short description Morfologi

Body: Oblong; slightly beaked mucro. Valve: Surface, commonly eroded from the habitat; whitish grey with blue-green to moss-green mottlings on the sides; surface is roughly sculptured. Lateral areas: Bordered anteriorly and posteriorly by a large, rugose rib. Central areas: Low, rough, longitudinal ribs. Girdle: Leathery, yellowish-brown and with numerous yellowish-brown clusters of strap like hairs (Ref. 281).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Intertidal, rocky shore (Ref. 2022). Epibiotic (Ref. 110502).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt 2006 Selected Chitons of Caribbean Area and the East Coast of United States and Canada. A Gallery of Worlwide Chitons: http://home.inreach.com/burghart/eastcoas.html[accessed20/01/06] (Ref. 281)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Internet-källor

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.1 - 28.3, mean 27.3 (based on 331 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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