An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
RESILIUM | An internal ligament, irrespective of composition ("cartilage" of earlier authors), in a resilifer and under compressional stress; see also: LITHODESMA; RESILIFER; RESILIAL PIT; RESILIAL RIDGE; TENSILIUM. | |
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