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Definition: Conchifera
Lamellibranchia
\La*mel`li*bran"chi*a\, Lamellibranchiata
\La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See
lamella, and
Branchia,
Branchiate.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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.] (Zo["o]l.)
That class of Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells; the
Lamellibranchiata. See
Mollusca.
[1913 Webster]
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