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[Gr. pelte =a shield, and karis =a shrimp.] Palæont.: A Silurian genus of Phyllopod a. The carapace is approximately circular, striated con centrically, and consists of two valves of a semicircular form, dorsally united by a straight median sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = L The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia peltochelyidæ hinge, and notched in front so as to leave a space, which is completed by a third parabolic valve, or rostrum; body-rings unknown.