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The Scaly-foot Snail genome and implications for the origins of biomineralised armour

The Scaly-foot Snail genome and implications for the origins of biomineralised armour

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The Scaly-foot Snail genome and implications for the origins of biomineralised armour

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The Scaly-foot Snail genome and implications for the origins of biomineralised armour

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature communications, 2020-04, Vol.11 (1), p.1657-1657, Article 1657

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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The Scaly-foot Snail,
Chrysomallon squamiferum
, presents a combination of biomineralised features, reminiscent of enigmatic early fossil taxa with complex shells and sclerites such as sachtids, but in a recently-diverged living species which even has iron-infused hard parts. Thus the Scaly-foot Snail is an ideal model to study the genomic me...

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The Scaly-foot Snail genome and implications for the origins of biomineralised armour

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7eea9fe2e2ee4057afc854062b8073c8

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7eea9fe2e2ee4057afc854062b8073c8

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2041-1723

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2041-1723

DOI

10.1038/s41467-020-15522-3

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