metaplax

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metaplax (noun; Greek meta, after; plax, plate): (Mollusca: Bivalvia) A long narrow posteriorly pointed, rounded or forked accessory plate covering the gape between the two valves on the dorsal margins posterior to the umbo

See also: protoplax, mesoplax.

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