inner lip

inner lip
(MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda)
The inner edge of the aperture of a univalve shell extending from the foot of the columella to the suture; columellar and parietal lips collectively; see outer lip.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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