conchiolin
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thumb|right|200px|The shell of Stenotrema florida, a land snail. The [[periostracum is an organic layer of protein which, in this species, is developed into minute hairs, giving the snail a velvety look and feel]]
Conchiolins (sometimes referred to as conchins) are complex proteins which are secreted by a mollusc's outer epithelium (the mantle).
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Mollusca
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ion
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calcium carbonate
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epithelium
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polysaccharide
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calcite
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chitin
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collagen
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aragonite
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nacre
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extracellular matrix
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hydroxylapatite
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toughness
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mantle
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aggregate
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mollusc shell
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sporopollenin
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Periostracum
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Stenotrema florida
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