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Porca
A porca is a transapical undulation, or elevated ridge, of the external valve face in the genus Surirella. In Latin, porca is an agricultural term meaning the ridge between two furrows. The plural is porcae.
External surface of a species of Surirella (SEM). A porca is outlined in white. Two porcae are visible in the image.
Image Credit: Marina Potapova
External surface of Surirella amphioxys (SEM). The raised portion of the undulation is a porca. The raised canal (keel) containing the raphe is at the top of the image.