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terebratulid /ˌtɛrɪˈbratjʊlɪd /noun ZoologyA brachiopod of a mainly fossil order that originated in the Devonian, having a short pedicle and a calcareous loop supporting the tentacles.- Order Terebratulida, class Articulata: many families.
The present results suggest a more critical approach to ascertaining the meaning and relevance of the internal structures, in both fossil and recent terebratulids....- Despite their antiquity, living terebratulids are advanced organisms, able to out-perform molluscan bivalves in filter feeding efficiency under certain conditions.
- We focused instead on the secondary fibrous layer by removing the outer primary layer-previous studies have shown that the outer layer of terebratulid shells has a lower concentration of organic material.
Origin1970s: from modern Latin Terebratulida, based on Latin terebrare 'to bore'. |