- cryptodont shell
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(MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)In some groups of early origin, refers to lack of hinge teeth; see ctenodont shell.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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ctenodont shell — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) In some groups of early origin having hinges with many teeth transverse to the margin; see cryptodont shell … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
