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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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ABAXIAL		Away from the AXIS; opposite of ADAXIAL; see also: AXIAL.

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ADAXIAL		Toward the AXIS; opposite of ABAXIAL; see also: AXIAL.

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AXIAL		Pertaining to or more or less parallel to the axis of coiling in a gastropod shell; see also: ABAXIAL; ADAXIAL; SPIRAL.

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AXIAL SCULPTURE		SCULPTURE running parallel to the axis of the gastropod shell; see also: CONCENTRIC SCULPTURE.

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INCREMENTAL AXIAL		In gastropods, the GROWTH LINES between lines of AXIAL ribbing.

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LAMALLA, AXIAL		[need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod.

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RIB, AXIAL		[need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod. See also: SCLEROCHRONOLOGY; VARIX.

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STRIA, AXIAL		[need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod.

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