planispiral

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planispiral (adjective; Latin planus, flat; spira, coil): (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Shells coiled in a single plane like a flat spiral with symmetrical sides; loosely used for shells whorled in a discoid form with asymmetrical sides.

See also: isostrophic