Definition of Paucispiral. Meaning of Paucispiral. Synonyms of Paucispiral

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Definition of Paucispiral

Paucispiral
Paucispiral Pau`ci*spi"ral, a. [L. paucus few + E. spiral.] (Zo["o]l.) Having few spirals, or whorls; as, a paucispiral operculum or shell.

Meaning of Paucispiral from wikipedia

- and revolves as it grows; it is always sinistral in dextral s****. paucispiral or oligogyrous: with few spirals as in Littorina. subspiral or scarcely...
- a sinuous outer lip and a central siphonal canal. The brown-colored, paucispiral operculum has a subcentral nucleus. The diameter of the operculum is...
- is often reduced to strip of callus. The round and horny operculum is paucispiral and fits the aperture tightly. Most of the species in the family are...
- the inner side of the outer lip is without denticles, protoconch is paucispiral. Amati, Bruno; Taviani, Marco; Oliverio, Marco (2024-03-27), Alvania...
- The columella is rather flattened and imperforate. The operculum is paucispiral. The lingual teeth are hooked and trilobed. The uncini (small teeth on...
- operculum is thin and corneus with an off-centre nucleus from which paucispiral markings (with few coils) radiate. The aperture is oval and its height...
- aperture is closed by an oligogyrous operculum. The operculum is ovoid and paucispiral, with the apex anterior, a thread-like arcuate ridge on the proximal...
- s**** varies between 1.5 mm and 3 mm. The s**** has characterized by a paucispiral protoconch with five spiral threads. This marine species occurs in the...
- with a suture. The umbilicus is lacking. The operculum is horny and paucispiral. Soft parts (data compiled from George Washington Tryon (1887) and Johannes...
- Raphitomidae. The length of the s**** attains 8.4 mm. The protoconch is paucispiral. This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily, Italy...