- Lipocephala
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see Bivalvia Class, Mollusca.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Lipocephala
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Lipocephala — Lip o*ceph a*la (l[i^]p [ o]*s[e^]f [.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lei pesqai to be lacking + kefalh head.] (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Lamellibranchia}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bivalves — n., n. pl. [L. bis, two; valvae, a folding door] A class of marine, estuarine or freshwater bivalve mollusks, in which the body is enclosed within two calcareous valves, or shells; other names for this class are Acephala, Conchifera, Pelecypoda,… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
