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rudist /ˈruːdɪst /(also rudistid /ruːˈdɪstɪd/) nounA cone-shaped fossil bivalve mollusc which formed colonies resembling reefs in the Cretaceous period.- Superfamily Rudistacea, order Hippuritoida.
An extinct group of Mesozoic bivalves, the rudistids, became closely adapted to a cemented mode of life: one valve became conical while the other formed a lid....- Cretaceous radiations of rudists were apparently initiated during periods of globally high sea level and the Lebanon decapod faunas are a part of this general increasing invertebrate diversity.
- This member contains abundant and diverse mid-Cretaceous shallow-marine invertebrates, including reef corals and rudist bivalves.
OriginLate 19th century: from modern Latin Rudista (former group name), from Latin rudis 'rude'; for the variant spelling see -id3. |