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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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APERTURE   The major opening of a GASTROPOD shell, through which the animal protrudes. See illustration: Composite Gastropod. See also: PERISTOME; HOLOSTOMATE; MOUTH; SIPHONOSTOMATE.
   


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