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Univalve
Univalve U"ni*valve, n. [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell
is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
Note: Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of
gastropods, but many belong to cephalopods and
pteropods. A large number of univalves belonging to the
gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as
the limpets.
Univalve
Univalve U"ni*valve, Univalved U"ni*valved, a. [Cf. F.
univalve.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)
Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.
Meaning of Univalves from wikipedia
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extant with or
without a
fossil record.
Gastropoda (previously
known as
univalves and
sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a
major part of the
phylum Mollusca...
- The
Philippines supports a rich and
varied flora with
close botanical connections to
Indonesia and
mainland Southeast Asia.
Forests cover almost one-half...
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microorganisms that
multiply on it. For example, mud
flats are
inhabited by many
univalves which are
detritus feeders. When
these detritus feeders take in detritus...
- the
bivalved gastropods.
Gastropods in
general are
sometimes called "
univalves",
because in
those that have a s****, the s**** is
usually in one part...
- 12,585
gastropods Aquatic gastropods, also
known as sea snails, are
univalves which means they have a
protective s**** that is in a
single piece. Gastropod...
- most prominent,
highest part of each
valve of the s**** of a
bivalve or
univalve mollusc. It
usually contains the valve's beak, the
oldest point of the...
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identical with
formations surrounding the
present Caspian Sea, in
which the
univalves of
freshwater origin are ****ociated with
forms of
Cardiacae and Mytili...
- (1822).
Elements of
Conchology including the
fossil genera and the animals. Part 1,
Univalves.
Treuttel & Würtz, London, 83 pp +
plates captions. page 60....
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older deposits with his
friend Frederick Edwards,
Edwards describing the
univalves and Wood the bivalves. This
resulted in the
publication of A Monograph...
- world,
where strange but
enviable peoples live who suck the
flesh of
univalves."
California condors (Yurok name 'prey-go-neesh') are
understood as beings...
