Definitions

Outer lamella

• Relatively think outer wall of valve. Consists of a mineralized layer between two thinner, chitinous layers. (See also inner lamella). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
• The outer layer of epidermis and cuticle of the dorsal body fold forming the valve; may be calcified or uncalcified. [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press]

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