
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Shaw, J. A. 
A1  - Brooker, L. R. 
A1  - Macey, D. J. 
T1  - Radula tooth turnover in the chiton, <emph type="2">Acanthopleura hirtosa</emph> (Blainville, 1825) (Mollusca : Polyplacophora)
JF  - Molluscan Research
JO  - Molluscan Res.
Y1  - 2002
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
SP  - 93
EP  - 99
KW  - biomineralisation, cold-shocking, mollusc.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MR02005 
N2  - The rate of radula production in the chiton Acanthopleura hirtosa (Blainville, 1825) was determined by following structural irregularities induced in the radula using a cold-shock treatment of 4&#176;C for 48 h. In animals treated in this manner and subsequently maintained in an artificial intertidal habitat to ensure, as far as possible, a natural feeding regimen, the rate of radular production was calculated as 0.36 rows per day. This indicates that A. hirtosa renews its total radular length (mean 78 rows, SD = 6.5, n = 23) approximately once every 6.5 months, a relatively slow rate when compared with that of other molluscs. 
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