Biochemical Change at the Setting-up of the Crossed-Lamellar Layer in Nerita undata Shell (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
Nerita undata is a marine gastropod, the shell of which consists of an external layer composed of very fine, long and undulating calcite prisms, and of an internal aragonite crossed-lamellar layer. As for any Ca-carbonate shell, both layers are composite materials, resulting from the sub-micrometri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Minerals |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/2/2/85 |