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| TUBULAR | Cylindrical, (pertaining to the gastropod families Caecidae, Vermetidae, etc.), often used to mean open at both ends (as in the scaphopods, or TUSK SHELLS). See other gastropod shapes. | |
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| Term | Definition |
| TUBULAR | Cylindrical, (pertaining to the gastropod families Caecidae, Vermetidae, etc.), often used to mean open at both ends (as in the scaphopods, or TUSK SHELLS). See other gastropod shapes. | |
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