Hi, Everyone!

I know the field procedure in collecting a chiton, but I have two
questions::

1.  How can one remove the animal after the chiton is flat and
      dried, but leave the girdle intact?   Can the animal just be
      removed with a sharp instrument without disturbing the
      girdle?

2.    How can one mark the plates for correct rearticulation  if
        one decides to remove the girdle too?   Or must the plates
         be put back together by trial and error?

Thanks,
Linda