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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''CHIRALITY'''- the proportion of right-hand to left-hand coiling in a population of trochospiral organisms, as seen from the spiral ([[dorsal]]) side.  See dextral and [[sinistral coilings]].

==See also==
*[[dextral coiling]]
*[[dorsal]]
*[[sinistral coiling]]
*[[trochospiral arrangement]]
 
==References==
Hottinger (2006), [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research]. [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/uk-index.html Carnets de Géologie], [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Memoir 2], ISSN 1634-0744                                                              
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