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An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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| by Paul S. Mikkelsen | |||
| Term | Definition |
| PERIPHERY, ANGULATE | Having the outer whorl midway between CARINATE and ROUNDED. | |
| PERIPHERY, BICARINATE | Having two CARINA or ridges at the outer edge of a whorl. | |
| PERIPHERY, CARINATE | Having one CARINA or ridge at the outer edge of a whorl. | |
| PERIPHERY, ROUND | Having the outer edge of a WHORL smoothly curved. | |
| PERIPHERY, WHORL | [need definition]. | |
| WHORL PERIPHERY | The part of a GASTROPOD shell that is farthest from the AXIS of coiling; = WHORL PERIPHERY. See illustration: Composite Gastropod. See also: PERIPHERY, (types); WHORL, (types). | |
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