Zaphrentoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zaphrentoid is a noun meaning (zoology) A member of the taxonomic family Zaphrentidae, a prehistoric hexacoral.
Meaning
(zoology) A member of the taxonomic family Zaphrentidae, a prehistoric hexacoral.
Example Sentences
Simpson in 1900 proposed Hapsiphyllum for zaphrentoids, with a horseshoe-shaped inner wall, making Zaphrentis calcareformis Hall the genotype.
According to Ivanovsky (1960), a structure typical of zaphrentoids is as follows: 1) corals are solitary; 2) septa have a bilateral symmetry in relation to cardinal septum situated in a fossula; […]
Word Forms
- zaphrentoids
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