rhynchonellid

English

Noun

rhynchonellid (plural rhynchonellids)

1. (zoology) Any brachiopod of the order Rhynchonellida.
   • 2010, Steffen Kiel, The Vent and Seep Biota: Aspects from Microbes to Ecosystems:

     However, it is the large-sized rhynchonellids that have been most readily identified to date as members of ancient hydrocarbon seep communities.