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An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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| by Paul S. Mikkelsen | |||
| Term | Definition |
| ANACHOMATA | Small tubercles or ridgelets on periphery of inner surface of right valve of bivalves; see also: CATACHOMATA; CHOMATA (sing. CHOMA). | |
| CATACHOMATA | pits in the left valve of bivalves for reception of ANACHOMATA; see also: CHOMATA (sing., CHOMA). | |
| CHOMATA | Collective term for ANACHOMATA, which are small tubercles or ridgelets on periphery of inner surface of right valve of bivalves, and CATACHOMATA, which are pits in the left valve for reception of anachomata; both generally restricted to vicinity of the hinge, but may encircle whole valve. | |
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