A Manual of Conchology / According to the System Laid Down by Lamarck, with the Late Improvements by De Blainville. Exemplified and Arranged for the Use of Students.

by Thomas Wyatt

Sub, in composition, means almost, or approaching to; as sub-globose, somewhat globular.

Subarcuated, somewhat arched.

Sub-conic, somewhat conical.

Sub-diaphanous, somewhat transparent or clear.

Sub-rotund, nearly globular.

Subulate, awl-shaped.

Sulcated, furrowed.

Sulci, furrows or ridges.

Summit, the tip or apex.

Sature, a hollow line of division in univalve shells, the spiral line of which separates the wreaths.