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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ABAPICAL		Away from the APEX; opposite of ADAPICAL; see also: APICAL.

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ADAPICAL		Toward the APEX; opposite of ABAPICAL; see also: APICAL.

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APICAL		Pertaining to the APEX; see also: ABAPICAL; ADAPICAL.

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APICAL PLUG		A CALCAREOUS plate at the spire-end of the tubular shells of the Caecidae (Gastropoda); see also: MUCRO.

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