An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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GIRDLE		A flexible, leathery, muscular integument holding the CHITON valves in place, often ornamented with BRISTLES, SCALES, SPICULES, GRANULES or hairy processes. See illustration: Composite Chiton.

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