An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
SELENIZONE | The spiral band of crescentic growth lines generated by a NOTCH or narrow slit in the Archaeogastropods; a slit band (e.g., the slit of the "SLIT SHELLS" such as Pleurotomaria spp.; Bayerotrochus spp.). | |
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