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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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AXIAL SCULPTURE   SCULPTURE running parallel to the axis of the gastropod shell; see also: CONCENTRIC SCULPTURE.
   

CONCENTRIC SCULPTURE   [need definition]; see also: AXIAL SCULPTURE.
   

MACROSCULPTURE   Large, obvious SCULPTURE; opposite of MICROSCULPTURE.
   

MICROSCULPTURE   Minute SCULPTURE; opposite of MACROSCULPTURE.
   

SCULPTURE   The morphological elements of shell structure and ORNAMENTATION; see also: AXIAL SCULPTURE; CONCENTRIC SCULPTURE; CORSELET; MACROSCULPTURE; MICROSCULPTURE; PROSOPON; QUINCUNX; SCALE; SMOOTH.
   

SPIRAL SCULPTURE   Sculpture following the HELICAL growth of the gastropod shell.
   

SURFACE SCULPTURE   The ORNAMENTATION of the exterior of a molluscan shell.
   


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