siphonoplax

siphonoplax
n. [Gr. siphon, tube; plax, plate]
(MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)
A chitinous or calcareous structure secreted by the mantle diverging or fused to form a tube on the posterior margin of the valves; probably for protection of the siphons.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • siphonoplax — si·phono·plax …   English syllables

  • siphonoplax — sīˈfänəˌplaks, ˈsīfənōˌp noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from siphon + Greek plax flat surface, tablet more at please : one of the calcareous plates that protect the siphon of various boring mollusks …   Useful english dictionary

  • siphonal tube — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A tube composed of agglutinized particles derived from boring and fused to the siphonoplax; see chimney …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • σιφωνοπλάκα — η, Ν βιολ. ασβεστολιθική πλάκα που είναι συνδεδεμένη με τον σίφωνα σε ορισμένα μαλάκια. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. siphonoplax < σίφωνας + πλάξ, πλακός] …   Dictionary of Greek

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