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Protoconch

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nucleoconchnoun(zoology) The embryonic shell of a foraminifera, especially the protoconch and deuteroconch of a megalospheric form.
ammonitellanounThe initial part of a spiral shell, originating from a central chamber, in ammonoid molluscs
prodissoconchnoun(biology) The embryonic shell of the larva of a bivalve mollusc.
microconchidnounAny fossil worm of the order †Microconchida
prosiphonnoun(zoology) A minute tube found in the protoconch of ammonites, not connected with the true siphon.
living chambernoun(zoology) The part of a cephalopod's shell which is physically occupied by the animal's body, as opposed to those chambers that serve to provide buoyancy.
teloconchnounMisspelling of teleoconch. [(zoology) The portion of a shell of a conchiferan mollusc formed immediately after the larval stage of the life cycle of the organism.]
holostomenounAn adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.
coenoblastnoun(zoology) Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms
dissoconchnoun(biology) The shell of a bivalve mollusk veliger
ancyloconenoun(malacology) An organism or fossil with an ancyloconic shell, or the shell itself.
juvenariumnounA shell or portion thereof of a foraminifer in the youngest stage of shell-building.
endoconenounA calcareous conical structure on the shells of cephalopods of the genus Endoceras
prostomiumnoun(zoology) The portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth.
phragmoconenoun(malacology) The chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae.
proostracumnoun(paleontology) The anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or calcareous.
planorbiconenoun(malacology) An organism or fossil with a planorbiconic shell, or the shell itself.
spheroconenoun(malacology) An organism or fossil with a spheroconic shell, or the shell itself.
conceptaclenoun(phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs.
sphaeroconenounAlternative spelling of spherocone. [(malacology) An organism or fossil with a spheroconic shell, or the shell itself.]

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