Chitons are locally common in New Zealand, and several studies have suggested that their valves are resistant to dissolution, so it seems contradictory that they are under-represented in the sediment ...
The modern chiton skeleton consists of one column of eight calcareous shell plates (valves) surrounded by a ring of scales or spicules. Articulated fossil chitons share this skeletal body plan.
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