Shell Structure of Recent Articulate Brachiopoda
- 9 July 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 149 (3680) , 181-182
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.149.3680.181
Abstract
Replicas of the etched surfaces of the brachial valves of Gryphus stearnsi (Dall and Pilsbry) and Pictothyris picta (Dillwyn) were examined by electron microscopy. This method clearly reveals the crystalline texture of two of the morphologic layers of the shells and demonstrates that the calcite crystals accommodate the tubular punctate structures. These findings may be useful in resolving some of the problems of brachiopod taxonomy.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- THE CALCAREOUS SHELL OF THE BRACHIOPODA and ITS IMPORTANCE TO THEIR CLASSIFICATIONBiological Reviews, 1956