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Gastropoda

Gastropoda Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gastropoda? [n] snails and slugs and their relatives Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gastropoda: class Gasteropoda \| class Gastropoda \| Gasteropoda Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gastropoda: See Also \| Akeridae \| Amphineura \| Ancylidae \| Buccinidae \| class \| Cymatiidae \| family Akeridae \| family Ancylidae \| family Buccinidae \| family Cymatiidae \| family Fissurellidae \| family Haliotidae \| family Limacidae \| family Littorinidae \| family Naticidae \| family Neritidae \| family Patellidae \| family Strombidae \| Fissurellidae \| gastropod \| Haliotidae \| Limacidae \| limpet \| Littorinidae \| Mollusca \| Naticidae \| Neritidae \| Opisthobranchia \| order Pectinibranchia \| order Pulmonata \| Patellidae \| Pectinibranchia \| phylum Mollusca \| Pulmonata \| Strombidae \| subclass Amphineura \| subclass Opisthobranchia \| univalve Gastropoda In Webster's Dictionary \Gastrop"oda\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See {Mollusca}. [Written also {Gasteropoda}.] Note: The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.: ({a}) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and Heteropoda. ({b}) The Euthyneura, including the Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. ({c}) The Amphineura, including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora.

Gastropoda Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gastropoda?

[n] snails and slugs and their relatives

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gastropoda: class Gasteropoda | class Gastropoda | Gasteropoda

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gastropoda:

Gastropoda In Webster's Dictionary

\Gas*trop"o*da\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach
+ -poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes
most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and
fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat,
muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The
head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See
{Mollusca}. [Written also {Gasteropoda}.]

Note: The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.:
      ({a}) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the
      Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and
      Heteropoda. ({b}) The Euthyneura, including the
      Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. ({c}) The Amphineura,
      including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora.

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