what is umbo?

Answer Posted / chandra

in mollusca each valve on its dorsal side or anterior
extremity bears protruberance called umbo which rises above
the line of articulation.
umbo is old part of shell and is directed anteriorly making
it possible to determine the right and left valves of a
shell

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