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An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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| Term | Definition |
| ADDUCTOR MUSCLE | One of two muscles connecting bivalve shells, tending to draw them together; these muscles leave diagnostic impressions on the inner surface of the valves; see also: ADDUCTOR SCAR; DIMYARIAN; MONOMYARIAN. | |
| MUSCLE SCAR, ADDUCTOR |
The imprint, on the interior of a bivalve shell, created by the attachment of the ADDUCTOR MUSCLE. See illustration: Composite Bivalve.
See: Bivalve terminology, Anatomy of bivalves by Marlo Krisberg. |
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