Destruction of seabed minerals in the intestine of the sand dollar Scaphechinus mirabilis A. Agassiz, 1863 (Echinodea: Scutellidae)

Dokl Biol Sci. 2013 Nov:453:371-4. doi: 10.1134/S0012496613060112. Epub 2014 Jan 3.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Echinodermata / physiology*
  • Echinodermata / ultrastructure
  • Feces / chemistry*
  • Fossils
  • Intestines / chemistry
  • Intestines / physiology*
  • Intestines / ultrastructure
  • Iron / analysis*
  • Silicates / analysis*
  • Titanium / analysis*
  • Zirconium / analysis*

Substances

  • Silicates
  • ilmenite
  • zircon
  • Zirconium
  • Titanium
  • Iron