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Shell mineralogy of Monodonta (Osilinus) articulata Lamark 1822

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The species Monodonta (Osilinus) articulata Lamark 1822 is recorded as having a shell with mixed minerals: a calcitic microstructural unit is comprised between 2 aragonitic layers.

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  1. Istituto di Mineralogia, Petrografia e Geochimica dell' Università, Via Archirafi 36, I-90123, Palermo, Italy

    G. Schifano & R. Neri

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  1. G. Schifano
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We thank Proff. G. Buccheri and A. Greco for identifying our specimens.

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Schifano, G., Neri, R. Shell mineralogy of Monodonta (Osilinus) articulata Lamark 1822. Experientia 33, 844–845 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951233

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