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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OPERCULUM, PAUCISPIRAL		An OPERCULUM having only a few whorls or turns, of rapidly increasing width; = OLIGOGYROUS SPIRAL; MULTISPIRAL. For illustrations, see The Humble Operculum website page: Operculum Structures.

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PAUCISPIRAL		Having only a few WHORLS or turns, of increasing width; see also: MULTISPIRAL; CONCENTRIC.

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