Palaeoconcha

plural noun

Palaeo·​con·​cha

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pale- + Latin concha conch

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