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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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SUTURE		A continuous spiral line following the junction of consecutive WHORLS in a gastropod shell; see also: SUTURE, (types).

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SUTURE, ADPRESSED		[need definition]; see also: SUTURE, IMPRESSED; SUTURE, CHANNELED.

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SUTURE, CHANNELED		[need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod. See also: SUTURE, ADPRESSED; SUTURE, IMPRESSED

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SUTURE, CRENATE		[need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod.

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SUTURE, CRENULATE		[need definition].

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SUTURE, IMPRESSED		[need definition]; see also: SUTURE, ADPRESSED; SUTURE, CHANNELED.

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SUTURE, INDENTED		[need definition].

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SUTURE, INDISTINCT		[need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod.

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SUTURE, STRONGLY INDENTED		[need definition].

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