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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of small teleodesmaceous pelecypods which have elongated shells with terminal beaks, smooth or radially ribbed surface, two cardinal teeth in each valve, and the anterior adductor scar forming a deep pit. The genus ranges from the Devonian to the Trias, and is especially abundant in Permian rocks.
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