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Conchifer
(gcide) | Conchifer \Con"chi*fer\, n. [Cf. F. conchof[`e]re.] (Zool.)
One of the Conchifera.
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Conchifera
(gcide) | Lamellibranchia \La*mel`li*bran"chi*a\, Lamellibranchiata
\La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See lamella, and
Branchia, Branchiate.] (Zool.)
An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those
that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels,
etc., now called Pelecypoda or Bivalvia.
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Note: They usually have two (rarely but one) flat,
lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have
an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the
shell, whence they are called {Acephala}. Called also
Conchifera, and Pelecypoda. See Bivalve.
[1913 Webster]Conchifera \Con*chif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. concha + ferre
to bear.] (Zool.)
That class of Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells; the
Lamellibranchiata. See Mollusca.
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Conchiferous
(gcide) | Conchiferous \Con*chif"er*ous\, a.
Producing or having shells.
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