inequivalve
[ in-ee-kwuh-valv ]
adjective
(of a bivalve mollusk) having the valves of the shell unequal in shape and size.
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How to use inequivalve in a sentence
A fossil imperfectly described as differing from Pinna, in being inequivalve.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham SowerbyIn the former, all the shells are inequivalve; in the latter equivalve.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham SowerbyA bivalve is said to be equivalve when the two shells composing it are of the same size, inequivalve when they are not.
Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils | Peter GrayAsymmetrical, inequivalve, fixed, with extensive pallial sutures; no siphons.
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