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THE existence of growth lines on the shells of adult bivalve molluscs is well known, but little attention has been given to the significance of similar features in the larvae, although they appear in illustrations, such as those of Ranson1.
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MILLAR, R. Growth Lines in the Larvae and Adults of Bivalve Molluscs. Nature 217, 683 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217683a0
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