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|etymology=Greek <i>heteros</i>, different; <i>strophe</i>, turn
 
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|definition=([[Mollusca]]: Gastropoda) Pertaining to a protoconch when the whorls appear to be coiled in the opposite direction to those of the teloconch.
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 13 September 2013

heterostrophic (adjective; Greek heteros, different; strophe, turn): (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Pertaining to a protoconch when the whorls appear to be coiled in the opposite direction to those of the teloconch.