Definition of Conchifera. Meaning of Conchifera. Synonyms of Conchifera

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Definition of Conchifera

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.) A class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc. 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.
Conchifera
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.

Meaning of Conchifera from wikipedia

- Conchifera is a subphylum of the phylum Mollusca. It comprises all of the s****-bearing classes of molluscs, such as clams, tusk s****, ammonites, and...
-  wallichii Binomial name Brahmaea wallichii Gray, 1831 Synonyms Bombyx wallichii Gray, 1831 Brahmaea conchifera Butler, 1880 Brahmophthalma wallichii...
- classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Subphylum: Conchifera class: Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797 Subclasses Nautiloidea sensu lato (paraphyletic)...
- Aculifera Conchifera...
- List of mollusc orders illustrates the 97 orders in the phylum Mollusca, the largest marine animal phylum. 85,000 extant species are described, making...
- Binomial name Angrae**** conchiferum Lindl. (1836) Synonyms Angorchis conchifera (Lindl.) ****ze (1891) Angrae**** verrucosum Rendle (1895) Mystacidium...
- conocardioid rostroconch. The scaphopods are largely agreed to be members of the Conchifera, however their phylogenetic relationship with the other members of this...
- as to whether these s****-bearing molluscs form a monophyletic group (conchifera) or whether s****-less molluscs are interleaved into their family tree...
- albitibiana Snellen, 1902 Argyroploce inodes Meyrick, 1911 Argyroploce conchifera Meyrick, 1931 Sycacantha inodes per****ua Diakonoff, 1968 Sycacantha rubida...
- (=Chaetodermomorpha) and Solenogastres (=Neomeniomorpha). It is sister to the Conchifera. The oldest known aculiferan is Qaleruaqia, which was found in the Aftenstjernesø...