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tesserae
(English) The nonectodermal prismatic calcifications forming a major portion of the mineralized tissue in sharks. A tessera consists of one or more irregular layers of calcifications surrounding a radiating cluster of cells (easily seen on the prepared surface of a lower jaw).

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