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chiton

the common name for any member of the class Polyplacophora (= Loricata) - primitive molluscs which have a creeping foot and a dorsal shell formed of a series of plates (usually 8).

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Species composition and vertical distribution of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in a rocky intertidal zone of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGES IN ROCK POOLS ON SANDSTONE REEFS: LOCAL AND BETWEEN POOLS VARIABILITY

The specimen of Chiton granosus reported here would be the second documented case of hypomerism for the species after the one described by Pena (1977), and overall the third documented case of teratology considering a case of coalescence described by Pena & Castro (1982).

Mollusk freaks: new teratological cases on marine mollusks from the South Pacific Ocean

While Dionysos is enveloped in his garment, Amphitrite lifts her himation to reveal her body, which is visibly outlined beneath her diaphanous chiton. As the initiate, Dionysos wears a himation that covers and conceals him both physically and metaphorically.

God as Cult Initiate: Dionysos and the Eleusinian Mysteries in Greek Vase-Painting

(The armor has other sensory organs too, such as pores even tinier than the eyes.) But in 2011, a research team showed that the eyes of the West Indian fuzzy chiton (Acanthopleura granulata) were much more remarkable than anyone had realized.

How to see with eyes made of rock: embedded lenses weaken chitons' armor but enable vision

The aim of this paper is to facilitate future research on the chiton fauna of the Sao Tome and Principe Islands by providing the first comprehensive and illustrated revision of living Polyplacophora of this archipelago.

Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Sao Tome and Principe Islands

The larval settling response of the lined chiton Tonicella lineata.

Field study of growth and calcification rates of three species of articulated coralline algae in British Columbia, Canada

The most recent findings by David Kisailus, an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering, details how the teeth of chiton grow.

Using Snail Teeth to Improve Solar Cells, Batteries

De esta manera 13 especies solo aparecieron en la epoca lluviosa (Alpheus sp., Anachis sp., Cerithium maculosum, Chiton sp., Cycloxanthus vittatus, Pseudozonaria robertsi, Engina sp., Engina tabogaensis, Trachypollia lugubris, Pachycheles sp., Pagurus lepidus, Rissoina sp.

Invertebrados asociados al coral constructor de arrecifes Pocillopora damicornis en Playa Blanca, Bahia Culebra, Costa Rica

"This is a kind of missing link with a worm-like body, bearing a series of shells like those of a chiton or coat-of-mail shell," Yale researcher Derek E.

Mollusk 'Missing Link' Fossil Unearthed

Another complicating factor in this nascent romance is the presence of Charlotte's three children (Timeo Leloup, Milena Chiton, Timothe Gauron), who can't accept that their daily routine might be upended for something as insignificant as Mom's new lover.