ultradextral

ultradextral
adj. [L. ultra, beyond; dexter, right]
(MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda)
Having a shell appearing to be sinistral but soft parts organized dextrally; hyperstrophic.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • hyperstrophic — adj. [Gr. hyper, above; strophe, twist] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) In dextrally organized gastropods, characterized by genitalia on right, but shell falsely sinistral, being actually ultradextral, or vice versa …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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