coat-of-mail shell

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   primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates

   Synonymschitonsea cradlepolyplacophore

   Broadermollusk

   Part ofgenus Chiton

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What does coat-of-mail shell mean?

coat-of-mail shell means "primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates".