Chaetopleura apiculata is a species of small chiton in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Polyplacophora |
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chaetopleuridae |
| Genus: | Chaetopleura |
| Subgenus: | Chaetopleura |
| Species: | C. apiculata
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| Chaetopleura apiculata (Say in Conrad, 1834)
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Chiton apiculatus Say in Conrad, 1834 | |
Distribution
edit- Gulf of Mexico[1]
- North West Atlantic[1]
Description
editTeeth 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.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ 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 469: 194-197. doi:10.1038/nature09686.