Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species in the genus Acanthopleura: Acanthopleura gemmata (de Blainville, 1825) Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791) Acanthopleura loochooana (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) Acanthopleura planispina Bergenhayn, 1933 Acanthopleura spinosa (Bruguiere, 1792) Acanthopleura tenuispinosa (Leloup, 1939) Acanthopleura testudo (Spengler, 1797) Acanthopleura vaillantii de Rochebrune, 1882
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