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Record 1 2006-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Paleontology
DEF

Any marine invertebrate belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda, characterized by two bilaterally symmetrical valves that are commonly attached to a substratum but may also be free.

OBS

[Brachiopods] resemble bivalve mollusks but do not belong in the Mollusca.

OBS

lamp shell; lampshell: So called for its "oil lamp" shape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Animal marin, fixé par un pédoncule, abrité dans une coquille bivalve dorsi-ventrale, et se nourrissant par microphagie grâce à un lophophore complexe.

Spanish

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