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Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Mollusca > Polyplacophora

Preferred term

Polyplacophora  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Chitons
  • txid6650

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TP485QTV-P

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