the shell produced after metamorphosis is referred to as adult shell or teleoconch.
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Teleoconch
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Teleoconch: The postlarval, postmetamorphic, or postnuclear whorls of the shell. Because Conus shells continue to grow throughout life, the number of teleoconch whorls varies considerably within as well as among species.
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