coat-of-mail shells

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• Chiton — This article is about the mollusc. For the ancient Greek article of dress, see Chiton (costume). Chiton Temporal range: Devonian–Recent[1][2] …   Wikipedia

• shell collecting — ▪ hobby       practice of finding and usually identifying the shells of mollusks, a popular avocation, or hobby, in many parts of the world. These shells, because of their bright colours, rich variety of shapes and designs, and abundance along… …   Universalium

• chiton — mollusc genus, 1816, from Gk. khiton frock (worn by both sexes), tunic, mail coat (see CHITIN (Cf. chitin)). Used in English in literal sense of ancient Greek tunic from 1850. The molluscs also are known as coat of mail shells for their mail like …   Etymology dictionary

• polyplacophoran — n. [Gr. polys, many; plax, tablet; phora, producing] A class of free living mollusks commonly referred to as chitons or coat of mail shells; distinguished by having a shell with 8 dorsal calcareous plates that overlap each other; in some… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Halkieria — Taxobox name = Halkieria fossil range = fossil range|533|511|Lower to Middle Cambrian image title = Halkieria evangelista from the Lower Cambrian Sirius Passet, North Greenland regnum = Animalia phylum = ?Mollusca unranked ordo = Halwaxiida… …   Wikipedia

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• Armour — (or armor) is protective covering, most commonly manufactured from metals, to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat. While early armour tended …   Wikipedia

• Debate about Cambrian Lophotrochozoans — Since 1990 there has been intense debate among paleontologists about the evolution in the Early Cambrian period of the super phylum Lophotrochozoa, which is thought to include the modern molluscs, annelid worms and brachiopods, as well as their… …   Wikipedia

• Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …   Universalium

• Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …   Universalium