| Term | Definition |
| OBOVATE | Reversed OVATE; having the greatest width above the APERTURE, toward the apex. OVATE, with the narrower end basal. See other gastropod shapes. | |
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| Term | Definition |
| OBOVATE | Reversed OVATE; having the greatest width above the APERTURE, toward the apex. OVATE, with the narrower end basal. See other gastropod shapes. | |
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