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

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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VELUM (pl. VELA)		The locomotory organ of a VELIGER: a membranous structure composed of two or more lobes fringed with minute, hair-like structures or CILIA.

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