An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
PALLIAL LINE |
On the inside of some bivalve shells, a linear scar marking the attachment of the margin of the fleshy MANTLE to the shell. See illustration: Composite Bivalve. See also: INTEGROPALLIATE; MUSCULAR IMPRESSION; SINUPALLIATE.
See: Bivalve terminology, Anatomy of bivalves by Marlo Krisberg. |
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