Difference between revisions of "protoconch"
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|etymology=Greek <i>protos</i>, first; <i>konche</i>, shell | |etymology=Greek <i>protos</i>, first; <i>konche</i>, shell | ||
| − | |definition=([[Mollusca]]: Gastropoda) The embryonic shell of a univalve, indicated by the apical whorls of the adult shell being clearly demarcated from later ones | + | |definition=([[Mollusca]]: [[Gastropoda]]) The [[embryonic shell]] of a [[univalve]], indicated by the [[apical]] whorls of the [[adult]] shell being clearly demarcated from later ones |
|see also=[[prodissoconch]]. | |see also=[[prodissoconch]]. | ||
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Revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013
protoconch (noun; Greek protos, first; konche, shell): (Mollusca: Gastropoda) The embryonic shell of a univalve, indicated by the apical whorls of the adult shell being clearly demarcated from later onesSee also: prodissoconch.
