Eastern Beaded Chiton

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

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Eastern Beaded Chiton being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Lepidochitona cinerea
• Ischnochiton striolatus
• Ischnochiton comptus
• Ischnochiton contractus
• Ischnochiton rissoi
• Lepidopleurus cajetanus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Polyplacophora

Order

Chitonida

Family

Chaetopleuridae

Genus

Chaetopleura

Species

Chaetopleura apiculata

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