- dextral gastropods
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(MOLLUSCA)
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
dextral gastropods
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dextral — [deks′trəl] adj. [< L dextra, right hand side (see DEXTER) + AL] 1. on the right hand side; right 2. right handed 3. having whorls that rise to the apex in counterclockwise spirals from the opening at the lower right: said of the shells of… … English World dictionary
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