Double-phased controlled and influenced biomineralization in marine invertebrates: The example of Miocene to recent reef-building polychaete cirratulids from southern Peru

Carbonate biomineralization normally occurs in three distinct types: controlled, induced and influenced, each with its peculiar characteristics. Building-reef species within the family Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) constitute the first known example of “double-phased” biomineralization among m...

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