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lep·tostra·ca

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Webster Dictionary

  1. Leptostraca

    an order of Crustacea, including Nebalia and allied forms

  2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s thin, slender + 'o`strakon shell of a testacean.]

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  1. Leptostraca

    Leptostraca is an order of small, marine crustaceans. Its members, including the well-studied Nebalia, occur throughout the world's oceans and are usually considered to be filter-feeders. It is the only extant order in the subclass Phyllocarida. They are believed to represent the most primitive members of their class, the Malacostraca, and first appear in the fossil record during the Cambrian period.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of leptostraca in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of leptostraca in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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