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Two different types of periostraca have been found in living articulate brachiopods. These two types can be correlated to give some indication of the structure of the prototypic shell.
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WILLIAMS, A. Significance of the Structure of the Brachiopod Periostracum. Nature 218, 551–554 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218551a0
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