The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the corneal lens in the compound eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The corneal lens is a chitinous extracellular secretion of the four underlying cone cells and the pigment cells. [ GOC:jid ]
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- anatomical structure development and occurs in some compound eye and results in development of some compound eye corneal lens
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- anatomical structure development
- part of some compound eye development
- in taxon only Arthropoda
- results in development of some compound eye corneal lens
- only in taxon some Arthropoda
- occurs in some compound eye
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