[PDF][PDF] The formation and mineralization of mollusk shell

F Marin, N Le Roy, B Marie - Front. Biosci, 2012‏ - eagle.fish.washington.edu
Mollusk shell 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Diversity of mollusk classes 3. Structural, microstructural
and ultrastructural considerations on the shell 3.1. Structure of the shell and mineralogy 3.2 …

Deciphering mollusc shell production: the roles of genetic mechanisms through to ecology, aquaculture and biomimetics

MS Clark, LS Peck, J Arivalagan, T Backeljau… - Biological …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Most molluscs possess shells, constructed from a vast array of microstructures and
architectures. The fully formed shell is composed of calcite or aragonite. These CaCO3 …

[کتاب][B] Biology and evolution of the mollusca, volume 1

WF Ponder, DR Lindberg, JM Ponder - 2019‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Mechanical properties of mother of pearl in tension

JD Currey - Proceedings of the Royal society of London …, 1977‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mother of pearl, or nacre, is one of a number of characteristic skeletal structures of molluscs,
occurring in cephalopods, gastropods and bivalves. It consists of plates of aragonite, about …

Mollusc larval shell formation: amorphous calcium carbonate is a precursor phase for aragonite

IM Weiss, N Tuross, LIA Addadi… - Journal of Experimental …, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
The larval shells of the marine bivalves Mercenaria mercenaria and Crassostrea gigas are
investigated by polarized light microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman imaging …

Molluscan shell proteins: primary structure, origin, and evolution

F Marin, G Luquet, B Marie, D Medakovic - Current topics in developmental …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
In the last few years, the field of molluscan biomineralization has known a tremendous
mutation, regarding fundamental concepts on biomineralization regulation as well as …

Different secretory repertoires control the biomineralization processes of prism and nacre deposition of the pearl oyster shell

B Marie, C Joubert, A Tayalé, I Zanella-Cléon… - Proceedings of the …, 2012‏ - pnas.org
Mollusca evolutionary success can be attributed partly to their efficiency to sustain and
protect their soft body with an external biomineralized structure, the shell. Current …

Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life–an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters

R Bieler, PM Mikkelsen, TM Collins… - Invertebrate …, 2014‏ - CSIRO Publishing
To re-evaluate the relationships of the major bivalve lineages, we amassed detailed morpho-
anatomical, ultrastructural and molecular sequence data for a targeted selection of exemplar …

[HTML][HTML] Molluscan shell proteins

F Marin, G Luquet - Comptes Rendus Palevol, 2004‏ - Elsevier
The shell secreted by molluscs is one of the most remarkable examples of a matrix-mediated
mineralisation performed outside living tissues. The calcifying matrix is a mixture of proteins …

The mechanical behaviour of some molluscan hard tissues

JD Currey, JD Taylor - Journal of Zoology, 1974‏ - Wiley Online Library
Pieces of shell from 19 species of molluscs exhibiting various microstructures were tested for
tensile strength, modulus of elasticity in bending and modulus of rupture. In tensile strength …