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An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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| Term | Definition |
| MUSCLE SCAR |
An impression on the interior of a shell marking the former place of attachment of a muscle; see also:
ACCESSORY MUSCLE;
DIMYARIAN;
HETEROMYARIAN;
MONOMYARIAN;
CICATRIX. See illustration: Composite Bivalve. See also: MUSCULAR IMPRESSION. See also: Bivalve terminology, Anatomy of bivalves by Marlo Krisberg. |
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| MUSCLE SCAR, ADDUCTOR |
The imprint, on the interior of a bivalve shell, created by the attachment of the ADDUCTOR MUSCLE. See illustration: Composite Bivalve.
See: Bivalve terminology, Anatomy of bivalves by Marlo Krisberg. |
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| MUSCLE SCAR, CRUCIFORM | [need definition]. | |
| MUSCLE SCAR, PEDAL RETRACTOR | The imprint, on the interior of a bivalve shell, created by the attachment of the PEDAL RETRACTOR MUSCLE. See illustration: Composite Bivalve. | |
| SCAR, MUSCLE | See: MUSCLE SCAR. | |
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