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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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SENSU STRICTO
(abbrev: SS or S.S.)
  In the strict sense (used with respect to taxonomic categories); In the restricted sense (e.g., Strombus, sensu stricto = the subgenus Strombus itself and not any of the other subgenera in the genus Strombus) = Strombus Strombus spp.; see also: SENSU LATO.
   


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