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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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ELLIPTICAL   Like an ellipse or flattend oval; see also: ELONGATE ELLIPTICAL.
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ELONGATE ELLIPTICAL   A basically ELLIPTICAL shape that has been elongated; like a flattened oval.
See other bivalve shapes.
   

SUBELLIPTICAL   [need definition]. See other bivalve shapes.
   


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