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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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GROWTH RING		Concentric rings of shell material evident as a result of differential growth. These rings may be seasonal, and thereby used to determine the age of the specimen. See: SCLEROCHRONOLOGY.

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