Asiphonate

A`si´phon`ate


a.1.(Zool.) Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; - said of many bivalve shells.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Particle sorting and formation and elimination of pseudofeces in the bivalves Mulina edulis (siphonate) and Mytilus chilensis (asiphonate).
SELECTIVE CAPTURE AND INGESTION OF PARTICLES BY SUSPENSION-FEEDING BIVALVE MOLLUSCS: A REVIEW
Particle sorting and formation and elimination of pseudofaeces in the bivalves Mulinia edulis (siphonate) and Mytilus chilensis (asiphonate).
Role of the substrate in feeding and growth of the marine suspension-feeding gastropods Crepidula fornicata and Crepipatella peruviana
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