Ischnochiton stramineus (Sowerby I, 1832)

Rosenfeld, Sebastian, Aldea, Cristian, Mansilla, Andres, Marambio, Johanna & Ojeda, Jaime, 2015, Richness, systematics, and distribution of molluscs associated with the macroalga Gigartina skottsbergii in the Strait of Magellan, Chile: A biogeographic affinity study, ZooKeys 519, pp. 49-100 : 53

Ischnochiton stramineus (Sowerby I, 1832) Fig. 3A

Material examined.

41 spm (5 × 2 - 10 × 5 mm).

Synonymy.

See Kaas and Van Belle (1990).

Remarks.

This species is capable of incubating its eggs in the pallial cavity until they are metamorphosed juveniles ( Schwabe 2009). In the Strait of Magellan, Sirenko (2006) observed that the incubation period is during the month of May.

Distribution.

WTSP: Perú ( Kaas and Van Belle 1990), Juan Fernández Islands ( Plate 1899), Antofagasta ( Plate 1899), Coliumo Bay and Mocha Island ( Aldea and Valdovinos 2005). Magellanic: Chiloé Archipelago ( Broderip and Sowerby 1832, Tryon and Pilsbry 1892), Gulf of Ancud ( Leloup 1956), Punta Gaviota ( Dell 1971), Estero Elefantes ( Reid and Osorio 2000), and Puerto Edén ( Dell 1971); Strait of Magellan ( Plate 1899, Dell 1964, Sirenko 2006): Punta Santa María ( Leloup 1956; this record) and Carlos III Island ( Aldea et al. 2011a); Cockburn Channel ( Plate 1899), London Island ( Pelseneer 1903), Beagle Channel ( Plate 1899), Hermite Islands ( Dell 1971), Seno Grandi ( Dell 1971), Malvinas/Falkland Islands ( Kass and Van Belle 1990, Sirenko 2006), Tierra del Fuego ( Sirenko 2006), and Staten Island ( Sirenko 2006). SO: South Georgia Island ( Kass and Van Belle 1990).