Shell

Object/Artifact

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Wrangell Museum

Name/Title

Shell

Entry/Object ID

1998.170.021

Description

A collection of (2) Chiton, Sea Cradles, Coat of Mail shell. Eight over-lapping dorsal shell plates held together by a leathery girdle instead of a solid calcareous shell creates flexible protection for this animal. Looks like an armadillo shell. Very fragile, brittle.