Paul:

In Keen's 1971 edition, she defines "resilifer" as the socket-like structure
(fossette or chondophore, depending upon shape) that supports the internal
ligament in certain bivalves.  This came from the glossary of that edition.

Chris Brown
Tucson, AZ
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Subject: Definition of "resilifer"?


> In Seashells of Tropical West America by Keen, in reference to the
> family Nuculanidae, the following statement appears: "Hinge teeth are in
> two series, anterior and posterior, separated by a resilifer that lies
> just under the opistogyrate (backward-pointing) beaks".  Could someone
> define this term for me?  Thanks.
>
> Paul M.