An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of
Malacological and Conchological Terms
by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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FUNNEL   In CEPHALOPODS, the tube on the ventral side of the body used to expel water from the mantle cavity. See also: MULLERS ORGAN.

See illustration of composite squid by Young, Vecchione, and Mangold.
   
FUNNEL PLATES   Transverse LAMINAE in wall of radiolitid lower valve, inclined downward and funnel-wise toward axis and combining with radial laminae to produce cellular structure.
   
FUNNEL-SHAPED   See: INFUNDIBULIFORM.
   

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