Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825) is a animal in the Chitonidae family, order Chitonida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville, 1825)
Acanthopleura gemmata is a large Indo-Pacific chiton that lives on rocky coral reef littoral zones, growing up to 7 cm long.
Acanthopleura gemmata is a large species of chiton that reaches approximately 7 centimeters (3 inches) in length. It has an oval-shaped body, with dimpled margins on its plates, a brown girdle that surrounds eight overlapping plates, long calcareous spicules, and dark bands. This chiton has a distribution across the Indo-Pacific region. It inhabits the littoral zone of coral reefs, where it lives on rocks and cliffs.
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Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Enoplochiton echinatus (Barnes, 1824)
Chiton magnificus Deshayes, 1827
Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
Chiton glaucus Gray, 1828
Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
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