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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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MULTISPIRAL		Consisting of whorls of uniform width, as in the OPERCULUM of Batillaria spp.; = OPERCULUM, ANNULATE. See also: PAUCISPIRAL; CONCENTRIC.

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OPERCULUM, MULTISPIRAL		An OPERCULUM consisting of radiating WHORLS of uniform width; = OPERCULUM, ANNULATE; = POLYGYROUS SPIRAL. For illustrations, see The Humble Operculum website page: Operculum Structures.

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