Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A peculiar subspiral calcareous appendage or lamina fitting into a groove of the columella in the molluscous genus Clausilia.
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Examples
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The clausilium plate blocking the entrance is visible within the aperture.
A new land snail species from Turkey: Idyla aydinensis AYDIN 2007
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The clausilium plate blocking the entrance is visible within the aperture.
Archive 2007-07-01 AYDIN 2007
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