rhynchonellid
/ˌrɪŋkə(ʊ)ˈnɛlɪd/(also rhynconellid, rhynchonellide) Chiefly Palaeontology
noun
Any of various articulate brachiopods constituting the family Rhynchonellidae or (later) the order Rhynchonellida, having strongly ridged, wedge-shaped shells that come to a point at the hinge.
- These brachiopods were common in the Palaeozoic era and abundant in the Mesozoic, after which they declined. The family Rhynchonellidae, as currently defined, is not extant..
adjective
Of or relating to the family Rhynchonellidae or (later) the order Rhynchonellida.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From scientific Latin Rhynchonella, genus name + -id, after Rhynchonellidae, family name (Gray, 1848), or (in later use) Rhynchonellida, order name (Kuhn, 1949).
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