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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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PEDAL GROOVE		A longitudinal groove in the body of a snail that marks the boundary where the TUBERCULATE side wall of the foot joins the smooth ventral sole; see also: SUPRAPEDAL GROOVE. In the neomeniomorph (Solenogastres) APLACOPHORANS, a longitudinal narrow groove which functions as a foot, beginning anteriorly in a PEDAL PIT. See the WHOI website for a photo by Amelie Scheltema.

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SUPRAPEDAL GROOVE		A groove above, and running parallel to, the PEDAL GROOVE in certain snails.

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