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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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d8Lamellibranchia \[d8]La*mel`li*bran"chi*a\, d8Lamellibranchiata \[d8]La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {lamella}, and {Branchia}, {Branchiate}.] (Zo[94]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}. | |
