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Webster 1913 Edition

Rhynchonella

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Rhynˊcho-nel′la

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr.

ῥύγχοσ

snout.]

(Zool.)

A genus of brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many are found fossil.

Definition 2025

rhynchonella

rhynchonella

See also: Rhynchonella

English

Noun

rhynchonella ‎(plural rhynchonellas)

(zoology) Any member of the extinct genus †Rhynchonella of brachiopod found in Silurian to Eocene strata worldwide.