Selenizone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Selenizone is a noun meaning An anatomical structure in the shells of some families of sea snails, consisting of a spiral band of growth lines on the shell surface.
Meaning
An anatomical structure in the shells of some families of sea snails, consisting of a spiral band of growth lines on the shell surface.
Example Sentences
The shapes are quite similar to the shape in Tapinotomaria, but their flat to convex selenizones are placed higher on the whorls and are located in the central portion of vertical whorl faces.
Word Forms
- selenizones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include opisthocline, liration, squamodisc, sceptrule, sclere, peristome.
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