An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
CTENIDIUM (pl. CTENIDIA) |
The respiratory organ in the Mollusca; a GILL which has been modified for food-gathering in the BIVALVIA; see also: DIBRANCH; EULAMELLIBRANCH; FILIBRANCH; LAMELLIBRANCH; PROTOBRANCH; PSEUDOLAMELLIBRANCH; SEPTIBRANCH; TECTIBRANCH; TETRABRANCH. | |
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