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brachiopod's Usage Examples:

brachiopod shells.

There is, however, a considerable amount of resemblance between the lophophore of Phoronis australis, with its spirally twisted ends, and that of a typical Brachiopod; nor do the structural details of the adult Brachiopods forbid the view that they may be related to Phoronis.

F, Young Brachiopod.

- Shell of larval Brachiopod.

The protegulum has been found in members of almost all the families of Brachiopod, and it is thought to occur throughout the group. It resembles the shell of the Cambrian .4 genus Iphidea [Paterina], and the Phylembryo is frequently referred to as the Paterina stage.

xliv.) has classified with appropriate names the various stages through which Brachiopod larvae pass.

The body of the Brachiopod v usually occupies about the posterior half of the space within the shell.

The valves are, consequently, essentially symmetrical, which is not the case with the Lamellibranchiata, - so much so, that certain Brachiopod shells were named Lampades, or lamp shells, by some early naturalists; but while such may bear a kind of resemblance to an antique Etruscan lamp, by far the larger number in no way resemble one.

The name Brachiopod (/3paxiwv, an arm, and hots, ir036s, a foot) was proposed for the class by F.

The soft body of the Brachiopod is in all cases protected by a shell composed of two distinct valves; these valves are always, except in cases of malformation, equal-sided, but not equivalved.

brachiopod's Meaning':

marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide

Synonyms:

brachiopodous,

Antonyms:

vertebrate,