Palaeoconcha
plural noun
Palaeo·con·cha
Definition of Palaeoconcha
in some classifications
: a division of Protobranchia comprising simple extinct bivalve mollusks with thin shells and a primitive hinge and sometimes including also a few recent marine bivalves
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Origin and Etymology of palaeoconcha
New Latin, from pale- + Latin concha conch
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