Radial thickenings
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Title
Radial thickenings
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Definition
A series of protuberances arranged in a spoke-like pattern around the top of the supracalycine zone just outside the line of opercular dehiscence.
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Notes
The function of these thickenings is not known but hypothesize that they are involved with the production of mucilage.
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