supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U0831001 and 40876068);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2010CB126405 and 2010AA- 09Z405)
Three variants of the sequence of formation of the nacre-prism transition layer were observed in Pinctada fucata (Bivalvia, Mollusca) shells. In each case, the layer was formed by the organic matrix secreted by the ma...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U0831001 and 40876068);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2010CB126405 and 2010AA09Z405)
We report a unique shell margin that differed from the usual shell structure of Pinctada fucata.We observed empty organic envelopes in the prismatic layer and the formation of the nacreous layer in the shell margin.Al...