myophore

myophore

English

Etymology

myo- +‎ -phore

Noun

myophore (plural myophores)

1. The point of attachment of a muscle to the shell of a mollusc
   • 2015 July 17, Rafael Araujo, Yde de Jong, “Fauna Europaea: Mollusca – Bivalvia”, in Biodiversity Data Journal‎, DOI:10.3897/BDJ.3.e5211:

     The umbo cavity is bridged by a septum or myophore.