An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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CAUDAL CANAL		The elongated, hollow process which terminates the aperture anteriorly, in some gastropod shells (e.g., Murex spp.); = ANTERIOR CANAL; = SIPHONAL CANAL.

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