Teleoconch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Teleoconch is a noun meaning (zoology) The portion of a shell of a conchiferan mollusc formed immediately after the larval stage of the life cycle of the organism.
Meaning
(zoology) The portion of a shell of a conchiferan mollusc formed immediately after the larval stage of the life cycle of the organism.
Example Sentences
the shell produced after metamorphosis is referred to as adult shell or teleoconch.
Teleoconch: The postlarval, postmetamorphic, or postnuclear whorls of the shell. Because Conus shells continue to grow throughout life, the number of teleoconch whorls varies considerably within as well as among species.
Word Forms
- teleoconchs
- teleoconches
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deuteroconch, toxocone, hamitocone, tecnomorph, scaphitocone, shell.
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