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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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INTRITICALYX		A chalky, white, surface layer in the shells of many marine molluscan groups. Prominent in the Muricidae, where its patterns of MICROSCULPTURE are often useful in identification.

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