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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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LEFT VALVE
(abbrev: LV)
  Valve of a bivalve lying on left-hand side when shell is placed with anterior end pointing away from observer, and with COMMISSURE vertical, the hinge being uppermost; see also: RIGHT VALVE.

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