Acanthopleura gemmataAcanthopleura gemmata, the jewelled chiton, is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae.DescriptionThis large species of chiton grows to be about 7 cm in length. It has oval shaped body with dimpled plate margins, a brown girdle with eight overlapping plates, long calcareous spicules and dark bands.DistributionThis chiton has an Indo-Pacific distribution.HabitatThis species lives in the littoral zone of coral reefs on the rocks and cliffs.