byssal notch

byssal notch
(MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)
A small opening or notch located on the ventral margin for the passage of the byssus from the byssal gland.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • byssal sinus — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Corresponds to the byssal notch of the right valve, but shallower and on the left valve in the Pectinacea …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • ctenolium — n. [Gr. dim. kteis, comb] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) In some Pectinacea, a comblike row of small teeth on the lower side of the byssal notch …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Claraia — Temporal range: 266–237 Ma …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”