univalve
a univalve mollusk or its shell.
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Some of these are most vivid in their shapes and ray-like markings, particularly the univalve shells.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftE is Spirorbis, a minute form with a coiled tube, which looks at first sight like a small univalve shell.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life | B. LindsayThe snail proper bears a typical univalve shell: though in its relatives (the slugs), the shell is more or less suppressed.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life | B. LindsayThe lid is not, however, like the tongue-ribbon, an essential feature of the structure of every univalve mollusc.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life | B. LindsayThe anterior of a spiral univalve is that part of the outer lip which is at the greatest distance from the apex.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerby
British Dictionary definitions for univalve
/ (ˈjuːnɪˌvælv) zoology /
relating to, designating, or possessing a mollusc shell that consists of a single piece (valve)
a gastropod mollusc or its shell
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Scientific definitions for univalve
[ yōō′nĭ-vălv′ ]
A gastropod, especially one with a single shell, such as a snail, cone, whelk, abalone, or limpet. Univalves belong to the subclass Prosobranchia. Their shells are usually spiral and can hold the whole animal inside. Compare bivalve.
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