Brachiopod and mollusc biomineralisation is a conserved process that was lost in the phoronid–bryozoan stem lineage
Abstract Background Brachiopods and molluscs are lophotrochozoans with hard external shells which are often believed to have evolved convergently. While palaeontological data indicate that both groups are descended from biomineralising Cambrian ancestors, the closest relatives of brachiopods, phoron...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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| Series: | EvoDevo |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-022-00202-8 |