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

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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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