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Thierry Backeljau

University of AntwerpORCID 0000-0002-9057-9727Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bernardo Reyes-TuriD· 1 shared Dries VandammeiD· 1 shared Javier Ernesto Vilasó-CadreiD· 1 shared Julia D. SigwartiD· 1 shared Karen SmeetsiD· 1 shared Mario J. Gordillo-PéreziD· 1 shared Martijn HeleveniD· 1 shared Natalie BeenaertsiD· 1 shared

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Pigments and microstructure of the colour polymorphic shells of Polymita picta and P. muscarum (Gastropoda: Cepolidae), with observations on a new light-transmitting shell spot system

Mario J. Gordillo-Pérez, Natalie Beenaerts, Julia D. Sigwart, Thierry Backeljau, Thomas Vranken, Javier Ernesto Vilasó-Cadre, Martijn Heleven, Karen Smeets, Dries Vandamme, Bernardo Reyes-Tur

The paper investigates pigmentary and structural bases of shell color polymorphism in two Cuban snail species using multiple analytical techniques and identifies a novel light-transmitting shell spot system.

bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2026 · PreprintZoology