periostracal
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periostracal groove — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) The groove between the tentacular fold and the shell fold that houses the periostracal glands … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
periostracal — peri·os·tra·cal … English syllables
periostracal — |perē|ästrəkəl adjective Etymology: New Latin periostracum + English al : of, relating to, or being the periostracum … Useful english dictionary
periostracal glands — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Glands of the mantle edge that secrete the base layer of the periostracum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
periostracum — periostracal, adj. /per ee os treuh keuhm/, n., pl. periostraca / keuh/. the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids. [1830 40; < NL, equiv. to peri PERI + ostracum a shell < Gk… … Universalium
Asian mussel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
New Zealand mud snail — This article is about the invasive mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum. For another mud snail from New Zealand, see Amphibola crenata. New Zealand mudsnail Lateral view of a Potamopyrgus antipodarum shell Conservat … Wikipedia
Stenotrema — Taxobox name = Stenotrema image width = 250px image caption = The polygyrid land snail Stenotrema florida , with a close up view of the periostracal hairs typical of the genus. regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo =… … Wikipedia
Vespericola — Taxobox name = Vespericola image width = 200px image caption = Vespericola columbiana from W. G. Binney, 1878 [Binney, William G. (1878). The Terrestrial Air Breathing Mollusks of the United States and Adjacent Territories of North America . Vol … Wikipedia
accessory lamellae — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) In Pholadinae, accessory periostracal coverings or shelly plates along the dorsal margin, over the anteroventral pedal gape, or along the posteroventral margin encircling the siphons … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
