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Brachiopoda

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Brach`i`op´o`da
n.1.(Zool.) A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle.
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Noun1.Brachiopoda - marine invertebrates that resemble mollusksBrachiopoda - marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
phylum Brachiopoda
animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
brachiopod, lamp shell, lampshell - marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
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SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY Phylum BRACHIOPODA Dumeril, 1806 Subphylum LINGULIFORMEA Williams et al.
Systematic position, distribution, and shell structure of the ... by Lang, Liisa; Puura, Ivar / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
Two identifiable orders of Brachiopoda are present: Spiriferida and Rhynchonellida.
A case study in paleoecology from the Mississippian of Missouri, with ... by Brandenburg, J.P. / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
The phylum Brachiopoda includes more than 200 living species as well as many that have gone extinct.
The mechanics of natural success: bioengineers view physics as a ... by Wickelgren, Ingid / Science News
 
 
 
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