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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 |
| ECHINOSPIRA | A type of VELIGER, in the Lamellariidae, Cypraeidae (Eratoinae) and Capulidae [all Gastropoda], in which the young definitive shell is covered by a much larger secondary shell, the SCAPHOCONCHA, which has practically no weight and assists in floatation during the long swimming life of a larva.; see: LARVA. | |
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