An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
COLUMELLAR PLICAE | [need definition]. See illustration: Composite Gastropod. | |
PLICA (pl. PLICAE) |
A FOLD; see also: PLAIT; RUGA. | |
PLICATE | Folded or twisted; having PLICAE. | |
PLICATIDIUM | Folded, secondary GILL found especially in CEPHALASPID gastropods. | |
PLICATION | A fold of PLICA. | |
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