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2.22.Mollusk: "Chiton"

A chiton is a marine mollusk that belongs to the class Polyplacophora. They are sometimes called “coat-of-mail shells” because of their unique shell structure. 🔎 Key Features of a Chiton 🐚 Eight overlapping shell plates on their back 🪨 Found clinging tightly to rocks in intertidal zones 🌊 Live mostly in coastal marine environments 👅 Have a special feeding structure called a radula (a tongue-like organ with tiny teeth) used to scrape algae off rocks Chitons are part of the phylum Mollusca, w

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