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Water enters the cavity through openings in either side of the mouth, then flows along the channel to a second, exhalant, opening close to the anus. [17] Multiple gills hang down into the mantle cavity along part or all of the lateral pallial groove, each consisting of a central axis with a number of flattened filaments through which oxygen can ...
Effects of climate change, present and future, are not fully understood but it will probably affect the diversity and structure of the intertidal communities K. tunicata reside in. [3] This species is protected in the USA under the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Synopses of the British Fauna is a series of identification guides, published by The Linnean Society and The Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association.Each volume in the series provides and in-depth analysis of a group of animals and is designed to bridge the gap between the standard field guide and more specialised monograph or treatise.
Sirenko B.I. 1993. Revision of the system of the order Chitonida (Molluscs: Polyplacophora) on the basis of correlation between the type of gills arrangement and the shape of the chorion processes. Ruthenica 3: 93-117
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Septemchitonidae is an extinct family of chitons (Polyplacophora) known from Europe and North America. [1] Morphologically, the clade is defined by rectangular plates, [ 2 ] and the upside-down V-shape of species' valves when viewed in cross-section.
The distribution of Chiton magnificus ranges along the Pacific coast of South America from Cape Horn in Chile [3] to San Lorenzo Island in Peru. [2] Although there are old claimed records of this species from the Galápagos Islands, these are now considered incorrect.