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Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Mollusca > Polyplacophora

Preferred term

Polyplacophora  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Chiton
  • Chitons

Scope note

  • A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of flattened, elongated marine mollusks, commonly called chitons. They are unique in that they possess seven or eight separate shell plates.

History note

  • 2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D049916

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