An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
BYSSAL GAPE | Opening between margins of a bivalve shell for passage of the BYSSUS; see also: BYSSAL FORAMEN; BYSSAL NOTCH; BYSSAL SINUS. | |
GAPE | A narrow opening remaining between the VALVES of a bivalve when the ADDUCTOR MUSCLE have closed the shell. | |
PEDAL GAPE | Opening between margins of shell for protrusion of the FOOT; see also: CALLUM. | |
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