ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli, ðə kjˈuːɾɪkəl wʊdhɐv bɪkˌʌm mˈɪnɚɹəlˌaɪzd, jˈuːzɪŋ ðə sˈeɪm dʒɪnˈɛɾɪk məʃˈiːnɚɹi ðɪ ɛŋɡɹˈeɪld dʒˈiːn æz mˈoʊst ˈʌðɚ baɪlɐtˈɪɹiən skˈɛlᵻtənz.
Eventually, the cuticle would have become mineralized, using the same genetic machinery (the engrailed gene) as most other bilaterian skeletons.