- Chaetopleura apiculata
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Chaetopleura apiculata 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] Chiton apiculatus Say in Conrad, 1834
Chaetopleura apiculata is a species of chiton in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc.
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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 have 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.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ a b Gordon L. M. & Joester D. (2011). "Nanoscale chemical tomography of buried organic–inorganic interfaces in the chiton tooth". [[Nature (journal)|]] 469: 194-197. doi:10.1038/nature09686.
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