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001.rjb1

Neopilina galatheae, top (dorsal) view. Neopilina is peculiar because of the replication of various of its organs and organ systems, reminiscent of metameric animals. The class Monoplacophora is well known as fossils, and until 1952 all of its members were believed to have been extinct since the Devonian period, about 350 million years ago. [This shell, relatively thin, was damaged while being dredged.]

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Identification: Neopilina galatheae
Contributors: John B. Burch, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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Subjects: Type Photo; Subject Specimen

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