Unioid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unioid is an adjective meaning (rare) Resembling or characteristic of the unios.
Meaning
(rare) Resembling or characteristic of the unios.
More Meanings
- (rare) Synonym of unionoid.
Example Sentences
Species of the oldest freshwater bivalve genus, the unioid Archanodon, are well known from Frasnian strata in New York State (Bridge et al. 1986).
Large unioids like Anodonta, Unio and Hyridella are sometimes abundant in well-mixed macrophyte-dominated lakes and can filter the entire water volume in 1.5–3 days (Ogilvie & Mitchell, 1995).
Thirty-five bivalve taxa from the Hells Canyon locality are discussed. Of these, seven are new: the mytilid Mysidiella cordillerana n. sp., the limacean Antiquilima vallieri n. sp., the true oyster Liostrea newelli n. sp., the pectinacean Crenamussium concentricum n. gen. and sp., the unioid Cardinioides josephus n. sp., the trigoniacean Erugonia canyonensis n. gen. and sp., and the carditacean Palaeocardita silberlingi n. sp.
Word Forms
- unioids
Synonyms for unioid
Depending on context, synonyms include unionoid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unioniform, unioval, systemoid, monoval, unifarious, monoousian.
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