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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COILING		In gastropods, the wrapping of one WHORL around a previous whorl; see also: LOGARITHMIC SPIRAL; LOOSELY COILED; TIGHTLY COILED.

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