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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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Term	Definition

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LONGITUDINAL		Direction of the longest diameter; in snails, spoken of as AXIAL (as in axial ribs); in bivalves, the direction parallel to that of the cardinal axis; see also: CONCENTRIC.

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RIB, LONGITUDINAL		[need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod.

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