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	An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms  | 
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| ELLIPTICAL | 
   Like an ellipse or flattend oval; see also:  ELONGATE ELLIPTICAL. See other bivalve shapes  |  
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| ELONGATE ELLIPTICAL | 
   A basically ELLIPTICAL shape that has been elongated; like a flattened oval. See other bivalve shapes.  |  
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| SUBELLIPTICAL | [need definition]. See other bivalve shapes. | |
 
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