> ---------- > From: lindawbush > Reply To: Conchologists of America List > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 12:59 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Define the term "gibbous" > > Well, Everyone! > > Here I am again working on some of the shells in that same > old collection our club bought. I have Kevin Lamprell's > book on Spondylus and am trying to i.d. them (most have a > label, but they are innacurate). > > I keep encountering the erm "gibbous" to refer to the > shell shape. Will someone explain this term to me, > please? > > Thanks, > linda > >