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    • Polyplacophora
  • English
    • Chitons

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What

black katy Katharina tunicata

Observer

kestrel

Date

Feb 3, 2012
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Observer

rebeccafay

Date

Jun 27, 2009 10:18 PM PDT
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Observer

kestrel

Date

Jan 29, 2012 03:33 PM PST
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Description from Wikipedia

Chitons (sg. pronounced /ˈkaɪtən/) are small to large, primitive marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora. There are 900 to 1,000 extant species of chitons in the class, which was formerly known as Amphineura.

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