An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of
Malacological and Conchological Terms

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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Term Definition

APOMORPHY   A derived or specialized character. See also: PLESIOMORPHY; SYNAPOMORPHY.>.

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SYNAPOMORPHY   An APOMORPHY shared by two or more groups which originated in their last common ancestor.

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