Publication Date:
2023-02-16
Description:
Pteropod shell morphologies can be explained by neotenic extension of larval features observed in benthic forms, such as the sinistral coiling of Architectonacea and the ornamentation patterns of Tonnacea, into the adult shell of permanently planktonic living snails. Presented models suggest derivation of pteropods from primitive prosobranch mesogastropods of the Late Paleozoic, rather than from opistobranchs.
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Article
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PeerReviewed
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text
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