lampshell in English

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a marine invertebrate that superficially resembles a bivalve mollusk but has two or more arms of ciliated tentacles (lophophores) that are extended for filter feeding. Lamp shells are common as fossils.
Brachiopods - lampshells - for instance, have remained virtually unchanged since they first appeared in the Cambrian Period, more than 500 million years ago.
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1. Brachiopoda - marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks phylum Brachiopoda animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals brachiopod, lamp shell, lampshell - marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide phylum

2. Brachiopod definition is - any of a phylum (Brachiopoda) of marine invertebrates with bivalve shells within which is a pair of arms bearing tentacles by which a current of water is made to bring microscopic food to the mouth —called also lampshell.

3. Brachiopoda - marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks phylum Brachiopoda animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals Brachiopod, lamp shell, lampshell - marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide phylum

4. Definition of Brachiopod : any of a phylum (Brachiopoda) of marine invertebrates with bivalve shells within which is a pair of arms bearing tentacles by which a current of water is made to bring microscopic food to the mouth — called also lampshell Other Words from …