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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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LOOSELY COILED		Having few, widely expanding WHORLS; see: GYROCONIC; DEVOLUTE; DISCONTIGUOUS; see also: IRREGULARLY COILED; TIGHTLY COILED; SPIRALLY COILED. See other gastropod shapes.

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