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Polyplacophora

Known as: Chiton, Chitons, Polyplacophoras 
A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of flattened, elongated marine mollusks, commonly called chitons. They are unique in that they possess seven… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Nanoscale chemical tomography of buried organic–inorganic interfaces in the chiton tooth
Biological organisms possess an unparalleled ability to control the structure and properties of mineralized tissues. They are… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Resolving the evolutionary relationships of molluscs with phylogenomic tools
Molluscs (snails, octopuses, clams and their relatives) have a great disparity of body plans and, among the animals, only… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Transient amorphous calcium phosphate in forming enamel.
Review
2006
Review
2006
New outlook on the system of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)
In order to build а natural classification of the chitons, а new approach is proposed that uses not only the shells, as usual… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Hot limpets: predicting body temperature in a conductance-mediated thermal system
SUMMARY Living at the interface between the marine and terrestrial environments, intertidal organisms may serve as a bellwether… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Complete sequence and gene organization of the mitochondrial genome of the land snail Albinaria coerulea.
The complete sequence (14,130 bp) of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the land snail Albinaria coerulea was determined. It… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Complete DNA sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the black chiton, Katharina tunicata.
The DNA sequence of the 15,532-base pair (bp) mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the chiton Katharina tunicata has been determined. The… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Is nitric oxide (NO) produced by invertebrate neurones?
NADPH-diaphorase (NADPHd) is known to be identical to nitric oxide (NO) synthase in the mammalian nervous system, and is… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Protamines and other basic proteins from spermatozoa of molluscs.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Lepidocrocite, an Apatite Mineral, and Magnetite in Teeth of Chitons (Polyplacophora)
X-ray diffraction patterns show that the mature denticles of three extant chiton species are composed of the mineral… 
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