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Aptychus

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Aptychus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/aptychus.html. 1828.