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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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HYPONOTAL LAMELLAE   Folds, on the underside of a NUDIBRANCH, that contain the branches of the digestive gland.
   

LAMALLA, AXIAL   [need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod.
   

LAMELLA
(pl. LAMELLAE)
  A thin plate or scale, generally more or less erect; see also: LAMINA; RUFFLED; SQUAMOUS; WEBBING.
   

SCABROUS LAMELLAE   Thin LAMELLAE having scale-like projections at their intersections with spiral cords.
   


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