Ectocochlear
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ectocochlear is an adjective meaning (malacology, rare) Having the shell external to the body.
Meaning
(malacology, rare) Having the shell external to the body.
Example Sentences
Such markings would be apparent only if they were external; this is regarded as good evidence that in such taxa the conch was ectocochlear. Additional evidence is given by cells encrusted with oriented patterns of epizoans that attached[…]
These may be very elongate (longicone) or short and rather swollen (brevicone). It has been generally assumed that all fossil cephalopods with straight or curved shells were ectocochlear, i.e. that the shell was wholly external to the body.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ectocochleate, extrapallial, exogastric, testaceous, toxoconic, exocoelomic.
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