Image of Lucilina pacifica (Kaas & Van Belle 1998)

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Chitons

Polyplacophora Gray 1821

mineralized skeleton contains

Mineralogy
aragonite
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52239

Definition: Calcium carbonate (CO3Ca), aragonite structure

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mineralized tissue contains

Mineralogy
calcium phosphate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_77635

Definition: A calcium salt composed of calcium and phosphate/diphosohate ions; present in milk and used for the mineralisation of calcified tissues.

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