flat dome

Ventridens suppressus

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Gastrodontidae

An onion dome, also known as onion cupola, is a dome whose shape resembles an onion. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the tholobate (drum) upon which they sit, and their height usually exceeds their width. They taper smoothly upwards to a point.

Distribution

flat dome — (c) Derek Hennen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 5

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Derek Hennen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionOnion dome, Wikipedia contributors

flat dome

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