The crabbed limpet-like shellfish is a monoplacophoran.
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Monoplacophoran
//mɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒfəɹən//
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Unique among mollusks, monoplacophorans turned out to have multiple repeating sets of shell-attachment muscles, kidneys, and gills.
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Monoplacophorans are an extremely ancient type of mollusc, the oldest known from the fossil record.
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