This link has been posted some time ago. None-the-less it is
another good resource for chiton collecting and preserving
information:

http://www.worldwideconchology.com/PreservingChitons.html

Rich

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>Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:49:14 -0400
>From: Vicky Wall <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: preserving chitons
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Glass microscope slides work well too for smaller chitons. I
wrap the
>chiton/slide with pieces of old nylon stockings so the rubber
bands
>won't push into the surface of the chiton. Last year in
Mexico, I found
>a large chiton and I didn't have anything handy for mounting
>it.....ended up using a plastic "Tums" container and it
worked great!!
>Vicky Wall
>
>Campani Enzo wrote:
>
>> Dear Andy,
>> I had good results tieing the chitons on a  smooth and
plane surface,
>> such as a strip of plastic from an old credit card, and by
merging
>> the whole in a suited solution after death. Thi solution
was from
>> ethanol alcohol and glycerol, say 40% of ethanol and 60%
glycerol.
>> After a time interval depending on the chiton size (about
one or two
>> days for an inch length), I retrieved the chiton and had it
dried on
>> a clean surface. The advantage is that the chiton will
remain flexible.
>> Enzo
>>
>> ************************
>> Enzo Campani
>> Co-ordinator of the
>> Gruppo Malacologico Livornese
>> C.so Mazzini 299
>> 57126 Livorno
>> Italy
>> Phone +390586803169
>> Web: http://xoomer.virgilio.it/myzar80/Index.html
>>
>>
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