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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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Consequently, calcifying species such as corals, foraminifera, coccolithophores, molluscs, brachiopods, and echinoderms are thought to be particularly at risk.
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While not especially common in the approximately 400-million-year-old sedimentary rocks that underlie southwestern Ontario, Conocardium does show up with some regularity in certain limestone units, often in the company of other fossils such as large brachiopods and a variety of extinct corals.
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