deltidiodont
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4ADJ.
strophic
VERB + DELTIDIODONT
lines
DELTIDIODONT + NOUN
dentition, morphology
ADV.
invariably
Definitions
adj
Simple in shape, not interlocking with the dental socket.
The orthide billingsellaceans with their strophic hinge lines, deltidiodont dentition and invariably calcareous shells, comprise two families which, although morphologically similar, have a fundamentally different style of shell secretion, reflected in their various descendants.
The deltidiodont morphology did not survive the end-Permian extinctions; the modern articulated brachiopod fauna is dominated by cyrtomatodonts with crurae and loops.
noun
A simple hinge tooth on the shell of a brachiopod.
A shell or organism with such dentition.
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2The orthide billingsellaceans with their strophic hinge lines, deltidiodont dentition and invariably calcareous shells, comprise two families which, although morphologically similar, have a fundamenta
WiktionaryThe deltidiodont morphology did not survive the end-Permian extinctions; the modern articulated brachiopod fauna is dominated by cyrtomatodonts with crurae and loops.
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