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(zoology) A part of the ventral valve of some brachiopods between the beak and the hinge line..
Many hinged genera have a flat or curved shelf, called the palintrope, between the beak and the hinge line. The ventral palintrope is divided at the middle by the delthyrium, a triangular opening for the pedicle.
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Palintrope means (zoology) A part of the ventral valve of some brachiopods between the beak and the hinge line..
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Many hinged genera have a flat or curved shelf, called the palintrope, between the beak and the hinge line. The ventral palintrope is divided at the middle by the delthyrium, a triangular opening for the pedicle.
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