Acanthopleura gemmata
Appearance
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A mounted specimen of Acanthopleura gemmata at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Polyplacophora |
Order: | Chitonida |
Family: | Chitonidae |
Subfamily: | Acanthopleurinae |
Genus: | Acanthopleura |
Species: | A. gemmata
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Binomial name | |
Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
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Synonyms | |
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Acanthopleura gemmata, the jewelled chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.[1]
Description
[edit]This large species of chiton grows to be about 7 cm (3 inches) in length. It has oval shaped body with dimpled plate margins, a brown girdle with eight overlapping plates, long calcareous spicules and dark bands.
Distribution
[edit]This chiton has an Indo-Pacific distribution.
Habitat
[edit]This species lives in the littoral zone of coral reefs on the rocks and cliffs.
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acanthopleura gemmata.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211919 on 2023-12-11
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC/Sida: Stockholm
- WoRMS
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Great Barrier Reef
- M.ala.org.au