Definition of Proostraca. Meaning of Proostraca. Synonyms of Proostraca

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Definition of Proostraca

Proostraca
Proostracum Pro*["o]s"tra*cum, n.; pl. Pro["o]straca. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zo["o]l.) The anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or calcareous. See Illust. of Phragmocone.

Meaning of Proostraca from wikipedia

- based on the aragonitic constitution of the rostra, the shape of the proostraca, protoconchs, and the arm crowns, among other morphological factors. Belemnotheutis...