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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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OBLIQUELY OVATE   An OVATE shape which has been titlted to one side. See other gastropod shapes.
   

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

OVATE   Egg-shaped, with the basal end broader; see also: OBLIQUELY OVATE; OBOVATE. See other gastropod shapes.
Photo: Granulina ovuliformis (Orbigny, 1841)
   


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