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noun spreites · spreiten

A sedimentary lamina caused by animal behaviour. The upper part of bivalve-generated burrows includes the siphon trace (one or two siphons) that extends from the body cavity to the sediment/water interface, and any protrusive spreiten above the shell.

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@misc{spreite_2026,
  title = {spreite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spreite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}