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(a) dorso-ventral side showing the transition areas between nacreous and prismatic layers. (b) dorsal part; (c) ventral part; (d) central part; (e) detail of ventral part. (1) prismatic calcite; (2) aragonite tablets. The red arrows indicate the calcein mark.
