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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 |
| FUNNEL |
In CEPHALOPODS, the tube on the ventral side of the body used to expel water from the mantle cavity. See also: MULLERS ORGAN. See illustration of composite squid by Young, Vecchione, and Mangold. |
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| FUNNEL PLATES | Transverse LAMINAE in wall of radiolitid lower valve, inclined downward and funnel-wise toward axis and combining with radial laminae to produce cellular structure. | |
| FUNNEL-SHAPED | See: INFUNDIBULIFORM. | |
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