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Geometric analysis of shell coiling; general problems

D. Raup

1966.9.1JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY

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Among the shells of invertebrates that exhibit spiral growth, differences in form can be expressed by differences in geometric parameters, which restricts the geometric range of both brachiopods and bivalved molluscs.

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RAUP, D. Geometric analysis of shell coiling; general problems. JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY, 1966, 40: 1178–1190.