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Chaetoderma

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Chaetoderma are in the Mollusca family, but are unique due to their lack of shell. Instead of using a shell for protection, they have a mantle, which secretes spicules made of calcium carbonate. This organism posses an odontophore, which is used to support the radula in the mouth. A dorsal gonad is present and opens into the peracardium. To excrete the waste, they use a pair of protonephridia. The most distinct features of this the Chaetodermais the presence of ventral suture, which is an indicator that these animals may have had an operculum.

References

  • Bunje, P. (2003). The Aplacophora. The Aplacophora. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/taxa/inverts/mollusca/aplacophora.php. Accessed 22 March 2017
  • Nielsen, C., Haszprunar, G., Ruthensteiner, B., & Wanninger, A. (2007). Early development of the aplacophoran mollusc Chaetoderma. Acta Zoologica, 88(3), 231–247. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00270.x

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