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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OSSICLE		A small, CALCAREOUS plate reinforcing the INTERNAL LIGAMENT in some bivalve genera; = LITHODESMA; = OSSICULUM.

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