An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
PARIVINCULAR | Longitudinally elongated type of bivalve LIGAMENT, located posterior to beaks and comparable to cylinder split on one side with several edges attached respectively along dorsal margin of two valves; see also: ALIVINCULAR; DUPLIVINCULAR; MULTIVINCULAR. | |
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