An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of
Malacological and Conchological Terms

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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Term Definition

STROMBOID   Shaped like some members of the genus Strombus. = STROMBIFORM. See other gastropod shapes.
Photo: Strombus raninus Gmelin, 1791
   

STROMBOID NOTCH   A sinuation in the outer lip of shells of the family Strombidae, or a similar situation in other gastropod shells; see also: TURRID NOTCH.
Photo: Strombus raninus Gmelin, 1791
For another labelled photo, see the site: Seashells of New South Wales
   


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