Chaetopleura apiculata
| Chaetopleura apiculata | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Subclass: | Neoloricata |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Superfamily: | Chitonoidea |
| Family: | Chaetopleuridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopleura |
| Subgenus: | Chaetopleura |
| Species: | C. apiculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetopleura apiculata (Say in Conrad, 1834) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chiton apiculatus Say in Conrad, 1834 | |
Chaetopleura apiculata is a species of chiton in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc.
Distribution
- Gulf of Mexico[1]
- North West Atlantic[1]
Description
Teeth of the radula of this species has been studied by atom-probe tomography for the chemical structure and it has been published in 2011.[2] It has been shown, that teeth contain fibres with surrounded by magnetite and some of them also with sodium or magnesium.[2] It has been probably for the first time of using atom-probe tomography for the study of radula and in biominerals.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schwabe, E. (2010). Chaetopleura (Chaetopleura) apiculata (Say in Conrad, 1834). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159930 on 2011-01-27
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gordon L. M. & Joester D. (2011). "Nanoscale chemical tomography of buried organic–inorganic interfaces in the chiton tooth". Nature 469: 194-197. doi:10.1038/nature09686.