Clipart images of brachiopods. Also called 'lamp shells', brachiopods are a mostly extinct phylum of shelled animals. Unlike mollusks, brachiopods have bilateral symmetry across the shell.
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Brachiopoda
Magellania flavescens. Interior of dorsal valve.... |
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Brachiopoda
Magellania flavescens. Longitudinal section of valves. A, ventral; B, dorsal valves; l, loop; q, crura; ss, septum; c, cardinal process.... |
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Brachiopoda
Terebratula vitrea. Interior of dorsal valve.... |
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Brachiopoda
Loop of Terebratulina caput serpentis... |
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Brachiopoda
Longitudinal section of Terebratella dorsata... |
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Brachiopoda
Longitudinal section of Magas pumilus... |
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Brachiopoda
Magellania flavescens. Interior of dorsal valve, to show the position of the labial appendages. v, mouth.... |
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Brachiopoda
Magellania flavescens. Longitudinal section with a portion of the animal.... |
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Brachiopoda
A diagram of the left half of an Argiope, which has been bisected in the median plane. 1, the ventral valve; 2, the dorsal valve; 3, the pedicle; 4, the mouth; 5, lip which overhangs the mouth and ru... |
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Brachiopoda
Diagrammatic section through an arm of the lophophore of Crania. 1, the lip; 2, the base of a tentacle bisected in the middle line; 3, great arm-sinus; 4, small arm-sinus, containing muscle-fibres; 5... |
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Brachiopoda
Rhynchonella psittacea. Interior of dorsal valve. s, Sockets; b, dental plates; V, mouth; de, labial appendage in its natural position; d, appendage extended or unrolled.... |
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Brachiopoda
Magellania flavescens. Diagram showing the muscular system. M, ventral; N, dorsal valve; l, Loop; V, Mouth; Z, Extremity of intestine; a, Adductor; c, Divaricators.... |
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Brachiopoda
Lingula anatina... |
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Brachiopoda
Lingula anatina... |
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Brachiopoda
Lingula anatina. Diagram showing the muscular system. A, dorsal; B, ventral valve; p, penduncle; e, heart; a, alimentary tube; z, anal aperture.... |
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Brachiopoda
Diagram of nervous system of Crania; from the dorsal side. The nerves running to the dorsal parts are white, with black edges; those running to the ventral parts are solid black.... |
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Brachiopoda
Megathyris. Larva which has just left brood-pouch... |
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Brachiopoda
Megathyris larvae stage; longitudinal section through a somewhat later stage.... |
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Brachiopoda
Megathyris larvae stages; the fully formed embryo just before fixing - the neo-embryo of Beecher.... |
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Brachiopoda
Terebratulina, the larva (neo-embryo) just come to rest.... |
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Brachiopoda
Terebratulina, the turning forward of the second or mantle segment... |
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Brachiopoda
Terebratulina, the turning forward of the second or mantle segment... |
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Brachiopoda
Terebratulina, the turning forward of the second or mantle segment... |
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Brachiopoda
Terebratulina, completion of the mantle segment stages... |
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Brachiopoda
Terebratulina, a young brachiopod... |