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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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Term	Definition

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ACTINODONT		Descriptive of a bivalve shell having a HINGE with teeth that radiate outward from the UMBOS; with teeth radiating from BEAK, outer ones more or less elongate (applied to certain bivalves of early origin).

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