Publications | Persons | Institutes | Projects
[ report an error in this record ]basket (0): add | show Print this page
Matrice organique de la coquille et position phylétique de Neopilina galatheae (Mollusques, Monoplacophores)
Poulicek, M.; Jeuniaux, Ch. (1981). Matrice organique de la coquille et position phylétique de Neopilina galatheae (Mollusques, Monoplacophores). Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Bel. 111(1-4): 143-150
In: Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique de Belgique = Annalen van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Dierkunde. Société Royale Zoologique de Belgique: Bruxelles. ISSN 0771-5528, more
Peer reviewed article  
Available in  Authors 
Keywords
    Monoplacophora [WoRMS]; Neopilina galatheae Lemche, 1957 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Authors  Top 
  • Poulicek, M., more
  • Jeuniaux, Ch.
Abstract
    The interest of the chemical composition of molluscan shells in phylogenetical considerations is illustrated by the case of Neopilina.Chemical analyses of organic matrix of the different shell layers of Neopilina galatheae revealed the presence of chitin in nacrous and prism layers. Chitin is lacking in periostracum. The proportion of chitin is low (about 0.3 % of shell decalcified weight). Both microstructural and chemical caracteristics are in favor of a closest relationship of Monoplacophora with primitive Conchifera rather than with Amphineura.
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy Top | Authors