Chaetoderma are in the Mollusca family, but are unique due to their lack of shell. Instead of using a shell for protection, they have a mantle, which secretes spicules made of calcium carbonate. This organism posses an odontophore, which is used to support the radula in the mouth. A dorsal gonad is present and opens into the peracardium. To excrete the waste, they use a pair of protonephridia. The most distinct features of this the Chaetodermais the presence of ventral suture, which is an indicator that these animals may have had an operculum.
Chaetoderma is a speciose genus of aplacophoran mollusc.[1] It has forty described species at present.
El género Chaetoderma es un taxón de moluscos de la familia Chaetodermatidae.[1]
Hasta el momento hay 40 especies descritas.[cita requerida]
El género Chaetoderma es un taxón de moluscos de la familia Chaetodermatidae.
Hasta el momento hay 40 especies descritas.[cita requerida]
Chaetoderma est un genre de mollusques de la classe des Caudofoveata, de l'ordre des Chaetodermatida et de la famille des Chaetodermatidae.
Selon World Register of Marine Species (24 septembre 2019)[2]:
Chaetoderma est un genre de mollusques de la classe des Caudofoveata, de l'ordre des Chaetodermatida et de la famille des Chaetodermatidae.
Chaetoderma is een geslacht van schildvoetigen uit de familie van de Chaetodermatidae.
Chaetoderma is een geslacht van schildvoetigen uit de familie van de Chaetodermatidae.
