Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In descriptive zoöl., nearly obsolete.
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Examples
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Leaving aside the question of what he might have possibly meant by "subobsolete", I will point out that the prominence of the ribs on the bottom of my shells are indeed quite variable even in specimens collected from the same location.
Anguispira alternata angulata AYDIN 2007
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Leaving aside the question of what he might have possibly meant by "subobsolete", I will point out that the prominence of the ribs on the bottom of my shells are indeed quite variable even in specimens collected from the same location.
Archive 2007-02-01 AYDIN 2007
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Pilsbry also notes that the prominent ribs on the upper surface of the shell "are much reduced or sometimes subobsolete" below the periphery, that is on the bottom of the shell.
Anguispira alternata angulata AYDIN 2007
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Pilsbry also notes that the prominent ribs on the upper surface of the shell "are much reduced or sometimes subobsolete" below the periphery, that is on the bottom of the shell.
Archive 2007-02-01 AYDIN 2007
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