- ectocochleate
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adj. [Gr. ektos, outside; L. cochlea, spiral](MOLLUSCA)An externally coiled shell, as in Nautiloidea.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.