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SLUG |
Gastropod |
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SNAIL |
Gastropod |
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UNIVALVE |
Gastropod |
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LIMPET |
Clinging gastropod |
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GASTEROPOD |
Same as Gastropod. |
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SPINDLE |
Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus. |
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VALVE-SHELL |
Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus Valvata. |
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INOPERCULATE |
Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod
shells. |
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ROSTRUM |
The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of
Littorina. |
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WING-SHELL |
Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Strombus. See
Strombus. |
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EUTHYNEURA |
A large division of gastropod molluske, including
the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata. |
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SEA SNAIL |
Any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of
Littorina, Natica, etc. |
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OLIVA |
A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly
tropical, and often beautifully colored. |
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SNOUT |
The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; --
called also rostrum. |
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NEOMENOIDEA |
A division of vermiform gastropod mollusks,
without a shell, belonging to the Isopleura. |
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TUBULIBRANCHIATA |
A group of gastropod mollusks having a
tubular shell. Vermetus is an example. |
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FROGSHELL |
One of numerous species of marine gastropod shells,
belonging to Ranella and allied genera. |
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WATER SNAIL |
Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to Planorbis,
Limnaea, and allied genera; a pond snail. |
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CERITE |
A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiidae; --
so called from its hornlike form. |
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EGGSHELL |
A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus
Ovulum, resembling an egg in form. |
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MACLUREA |
A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size,
characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks. |
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SPOUTSHELL |
Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Apporhais
having an elongated siphon. See Illust. under Rostrifera. |
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SIPHON |
The anterior prolongation of the margin of any gastropod
shell for the protection of the soft siphon. |
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INFEROBRANCHIATA |
A suborder of marine gastropod mollusks, in
which the gills are between the foot and the mantle. |
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CHITON |
One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed
of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora. |