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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

Entry terms

  • Chitons
  • txid6650

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

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