Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 16867
Studies on pearl-oysters and pearls | I. The structure of the shell and pearls of the Ceylon pearl-oyster (Margaritifera vulgaris Schumacher): with an examination of the cestode theory of pearl-production
Journal Article
Jameson, H.L. (1912) Studies on pearl-oysters and pearls | I. The structure of the shell and pearls of the Ceylon pearl-oyster (Margaritifera vulgaris Schumacher): with an examination of the cestode theory of pearl-production. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, June, pp. 260–358, many plates.
Sinkankas/Born No.: 3179 | RWHL*
gems, pearl, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Gulf of Manaar, pearl oysters
Detailed report on pearls. Examines nacre and suggests that concentric structure in pearls due to rhythmic deposition of calcium carbonatefrom the epidermis.