Chaetopleura apiculata (Say, 1830)
Eastern beaded chiton
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Family:  Callochitonidae ()
Max. size:  1.905 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 37 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: USA and Colombia.
Diagnosis:  Valves: Slightly carinate. Lateral areas: Distinctly defined, raised, and bear numerous, larger, more distantly spaced beads which may or may not be present on the dorsal region. Central areas: Fifteen to twenty longitudinal rows of raised, neat beads. Girdle: Narrow; mottled cream; brown in color; microscopically granulose and has sparsely scattered transparent short hairs. Valves: Northern part, buff to ashen in color; West coast of Florida, vary from light-gray, mauve, yellow to white (Ref. 281).
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 110502.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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