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What is a chilidium?

What is a chilidium? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (zoology) A plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.
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The chilidium is not often visible in the dorsal valve of Billingsella but when seen proves to be an arch with its piers built against the notothyrial edge.
The chilidium is a convex plate often covering the cardinal process of the dorsal valve in the Protremata.

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