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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 |
| GILL | A BRANCH; the respiratory organ in the mollusc; see also: CTENIDIUM; PLICATIDIUM; TETRABRANCH; DIBRANCH; PROTOBRANCH; FILIBRANCH; PSEUDOLAMELLIBRANCH; EULAMELLIBRANCH; SEPTIBRANCH; TECTIBRANCH. | |
| GILL RETRACTOR MUSCLE | Muscle present in a few bivalvia, attaching one of the GILLS to the shell. | |
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