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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 |
| SIPHUNCLE |
In CEPHALOPODS, the delicate, hose-like extension from the VISCERAL MASS that runs through all the chambers of the shell in Nautilus and Spirula; a small SIPHON; see also: PHRAGMOCONE.
See the excellent "Cephalopod Glossary" by Richard E. Young, Michael Vecchione, and Katharina M. Mangold. |
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