Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

PALINTROPE

palintrope: translation

n.[Gr.palin, back;tropos, turn]
(BRACHIOPODA)
The recurved part of the ventral valve that fills the gap between the beak and hinge line in the dorsal valve of some shells.

  1. palintrope—палинтроп...Англо-русский геологический словарь
  2. palintrope—Brach.em палинтроп...Немецко-русский геологический словарь