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‖ testicardines, n. pl. Zool.|ˌtɛstɪˈkɑːdɪniːz|
[mod.L., f. testa shell + cardo (cardin-) hinge.]
A primary division of brachiopods, having hinged shells; opposed to Ecardines. Hence testiˈcardine a. rare, testiˈcardinate a., having a hinged shell.
1878Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 308 In the Testicardines it is short and largely chitinised. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 693 In the hinged Brachiopoda or Testicardines the dorsal valve is furnished with a projecting cardinal process to which are attached the divaricator muscles. 1895Cambr. Nat. Hist. III. xvii. 467 On the inner surface of the shell of the Testicardinate Brachiopoda..are two lateral teeth. |