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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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CHARACTER, CONSERVATIVE		Those characters that persist unchanged over long periods. It is these characters that are most useful in showing real affinities of one group toward another; see also: CHARACTER, ADAPTIVE; CHARACTER, PROGRESSIVE.

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