siphuncular
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Siphuncular — Si*phun cu*lar, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the siphuncle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
siphuncular — si·phun·cu·lar … English syllables
siphuncular — (ˈ)sī|fəŋkyələ(r) adjective Etymology: New Latin siphunculus + English ar : of, relating to, or of the nature of a siphuncle … Useful english dictionary
siphuncle — siphuncular, siphunculate /suy fung kyeuh lit/, siphunculated /suy fung kyeuh lay tid/, adj. /suy fung keuhl/, n. 1. (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber. 2.… … Universalium
Siphuncle — The siphuncle is a strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod mollusk. Only cephalopods with chambered shells have siphuncles, such as the extinct ammonites and belemnites, and the living nautiluses, cuttlefish, and … Wikipedia
Plectronocerida — The primitive and ancestral Plectronoceratidae are included in the suborder, Plectronoceratina (Flower, R.H. 1964) of the Ellesmerocerida, but sometimes included in a separate order known as the Plectronocerida.The Plectronoceratina are known… … Wikipedia
Ammoniten — Historische Rekonstruktion lebender Ammonitentiere von Heinrich Harder. Als überholt gilt die Deutung der Arme als Cirren und der Anaptychen als Gehäusedeckel. Zeitraum … Deutsch Wikipedia
siphunculate — See siphuncular. * * * … Universalium
mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… … Universalium
Dawsonoceratidae — Temporal range: ?UOrd ?M Dev Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class … Wikipedia
