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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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CYLINDRICAL   Like a cylinder; applied to shells with sides which are nearly parallel, with the extremities either rounded, flat or conical. See also: CONICAL. See other gastropod shapes.
   


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