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First Neogene record of an articulated polyplacophoran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

B. Dell'Angelo ,
H. Gallorini  and
M. Taviani
B. Dell'Angelo
Affiliation:
Via Mugellese 66D, I-59100 Prato, Italy,
H. Gallorini
Affiliation:
Via S. Lucia 87, 52043 Castiglion Fiorentino (Arezzo), Italy
M. Taviani
Affiliation:
Istituto di Geologia Marina, CNR, via Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy,
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In spite of a long geological record from the Paleozoic Era to the present, most paleontological documentation of multivalved chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) is based on individual, loose plates. Indeed, the tendency of the chitinous girdle in which the eight calcareous plates are articulated to disintegrate usually does not allow their post-mortem association to be observed (e.g., Smith, 1960; Squires and Goedert, 1995; Dell'Angelo et al., 1998).

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 77 , Issue 6 , November 2003 , pp. 1193 - 1194
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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