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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Format: | Still Image |
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2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277666.g001 |