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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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From: Paul Monfils <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 1:54 PM
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.
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