polyspondyly

polyspondyly
1) notochord surrounded by many serially arranged calcified rays, in effect having several centra e.g. Chimaera has 5-9 centra, Amia has 2 in the caudal region
2) calcified rings around the notochord at intervals which do not seem to correspond in a regular way to the placement of body segments, found in some Chondrichthyes

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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