Amphineura
plural nounAm·phi·neu·ra | \ -ˈn(y)u̇rə \
Definition of Amphineura
: a class of bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusks sometimes considered an order of Gastropoda, comprising the chitons and their related forms, having two lateral and two ventral nerve cords, and being commonly divided into the Polyplacophora and the Aplacophora
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The first known use of Amphineura was in 1878
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