periostracum
periostracum A thin layer of dark-coloured, hardened protein on the outer surface (ostracum) of Brachiopoda, Bivalvia, and Gastropoda shells, which protects the growing edge of the shell. Being thin and composed of proteinaceous material, it is not generally preserved in fossils.
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