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Excerpt from Handbook of Gastropods in Kansas
Class Amphineura. - Chitons or sea-mice (fig. Entirely marine; bodies elongated, flattened; shell, when present, consisting of eight plates; head reduced; tentacles absent; foot flat and adapted for crawling; and gills usually numerous; dwelling chiefly in shallow coastal waters.
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