Chaetopleura apiculata

Chaetopleura apiculata is a species of small chiton in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc.

Chaetopleura apiculata
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Scientific classification
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Chitonoidea
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Chaetopleura
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C. apiculata
Binomial name
Chaetopleura apiculata
(Say in Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms[1]

Chiton apiculatus Say in Conrad, 1834

Distribution

Description

Teeth of the radula of this species were studied using atom-probe tomography to analyze the chemical structure; the results were published in 2011.[2] It was shown that the teeth contained fibers surrounded by magnetite, and some of them also contained sodium or magnesium.[2] This was probably the first time that atom-probe tomography was used in the study of a radula and in biominerals.

References

  1. 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. 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.
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