Overview of Nautilus m . shell (ROM 48997) with annotation of major shell structures, and growth direction.

Nautilus shells grow in a spiral and septa are secreted to allow for the maintenance of neutral buoyancy during growth through the removal of liquid from the chambers [ 17 ]. Shells comprise two major structural forms of aragonite, the inner nacreous layer and outer spherulitic prismatic layer [ 18...

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Main Authors: Benjamin J. Linzmeier (2622280), Andrew D. Jacobson (3321963), Bradley B. Sageman (8874536), Matthew T. Hurtgen (8869463), Meagan E. Ankney (14307606), Andrew L. Masterson (7106753), Neil H. Landman (6875177)
Format: Still Image
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Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277666.g001
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Summary:Nautilus shells grow in a spiral and septa are secreted to allow for the maintenance of neutral buoyancy during growth through the removal of liquid from the chambers [ 17 ]. Shells comprise two major structural forms of aragonite, the inner nacreous layer and outer spherulitic prismatic layer [ 18 , 19 ].