homeochilidium
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chilidium — n. [Gr. dim. cheilos, lip] (BRACHIOPODA) A plate covering the notothyrium, when present, in the dorsal valve; chilidial plates if more than one; see homeochilidium … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
homoeochilidium — see homeochilidium … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lamp shells — ▪ animal Introduction also called brachiopod, any member of the phylum Brachiopoda, a group of bottom dwelling marine invertebrates. They are covered by two valves, or shells; one valve covers the dorsal, or top, side; the other covers… … Universalium
