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actinosiphonate

actinosiphonate adjective: having vertical lamellae on the siphuncle, hypothesized to be either outgrowths of the connecting ring, or the result of gerontic secretions.

Adjective

actinosiphonate (not comparable)

  1. Having vertical lamellae on the siphuncle, hypothesized to be either outgrowths of the connecting ring, or the result of gerontic secretions.
    • Cyrtochoanitic orthoceracones or slightly curved cyrtoceracones in which the septal necks are longer than the brims, and in which the connecting ring does not attain the adoral septum. Deposits within the siphuncle, if present, limited to a continuous lamellose lining, exhibiting neither...1935 August 23, R. H. Flower, K. E. Caster, “The Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Part II: Paleontology. Section A: The Cephalopod Fauna of the Conewango Series of the...

Origin of actinosiphonate

From actino- + siphonate.

Questions about actinosiphonate

What does actinosiphonate mean?
Actinosiphonate means having vertical lamellae on the siphuncle, hypothesized to be either outgrowths of the connecting ring, or the result of gerontic secretions.
What part of speech is actinosiphonate?
Actinosiphonate is an adjective.

Words near actinosiphonate in the dictionary

  1. actinorhodin
  2. actinorhodins
  3. actinorhodopsin
  4. actinorhodopsins
  5. actinoscopy
  6. actinosiphonate
  7. actinosome
  8. actinosomes
  9. actinospore
  10. actinosporean
  11. actinosporeans

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