In situ studies of biomineral deposition in the radula teeth of chitons of the suborder Chitonina

In situ studies of biomineral deposition in the radula teeth of chitons of the suborder Chitonina

The major lateral radula teeth of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) are composite materials, incorporating a variety of biominerals within an organic scaffold. While magnetite is ubiquitous to these teeth in all Polyplacophorans whose radulae have been described to date, this is not the case for th...

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Main Authors: Brooker, L., Lee, Alasdair, Macey, D., Webb, J., Van Bronswijk, Wilhelm
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Malacological Society of Japan 2006
Subjects:
calcium
mollusc
systematics
biomineralisation
iron
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28907

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