FIGURE 8A–J in Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from the Maldive islands

FIGURE 8A–J. Craspedochiton cf. laqueatus (Sowerby, 1842), Maldive, living specimen, M59. A–D, radula. A, general view of the radula. B, blades of the second lateral tooth. C, close-up of the central region. D, detail of the first lateral teeth. E–J, girdle elements, in situ. E, dorsal tuft of needles. F, dorsal spines. G, marginal spicules. H, ventral scales in the anterior portion. I, ventral scales in the middle portion. J, ventral scales in the posterior portion. Scale bars 100 µm: A, E, G; 50 µm: B–D, H–J; 10 µm: F.