An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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Term	Definition

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HYPOSTRACUM		(1) Inner layer of shell wall, secreted by entire epithelium of MANTLE (original usage of term); (2) part of shell wall secreted at attachments of ADDUCTOR MUSCLES.

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