- lophop****. In some
rhynchonelliform groups, the
crura develop further into
brachidia (singular: brachidium),
looping or
spiraling strands which support the...
-
valve is the one that the pedicle, or hold-fast stalk,
attaches to. The
brachidia,
which hold the lophop****, the
ciliated feeding arms, are looped, as...
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coiled spiralia for lophop**** support. In the
other orders the
supporting brachidia are
commonly looped. The
Orthida and
Spiriferida have wide
hinge lines...
- As with the Spiriferida, the
Athyridida have
outwardly directed spiral brachidia that
support the lophop****s on
either side, but
instead have non-plicate...
- (1983). "Terebratulacea (Brachiopoda), Tri****ic to Recent: A
Study of the
Brachidia (Loops)".
Smithsonian Contributions to
Paleobiology (50): 1–445. doi:10...
