brephic

From ZooTerms (Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology)
Jump to: navigation, search
brephic (adjective; Greek brephos, embryo): 1. Pertaining to an early stage of development.

2. (Brachiopoda) The juvenile stage in shell development after protegulum, shown by presence of growth lines; from neanic shells, distinguished by absence of radial ornamentation.