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Tectibranchiata :: Tectibranchiata (n. pl.) An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples..

Prosobranchiata :: Prosobranchiata (n. pl.) The highest division, or subclass, of gastropod mollusks, including those that have the gills situated anteriorly, or forward of the heart, and the sexes separate..

Scalaria :: Scalaria (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also ladder shell, and wentletrap. See Ptenoglossa, and Wentletrap..

Gasteropodous :: Gasteropodous (a.) Same as Gastropodous.

Winkle :: Winkle (n.) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica)..

Pyrula :: Pyrula (n.) A genus of large marine gastropods. having a pear-shaped shell. It includes the fig-shells. See Illust. in Appendix.

Limpet :: Limpet (n.) In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell..

Auriculated :: Auriculated (a.) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.: (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled. (b) (Zool.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc..

Sea Snail :: Sea snail () Any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of Littorina, Natica, etc..

Euthyneura :: Euthyneura (n. pl.) A large division of gastropod molluske, including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata..

Vermetus :: Vermetus (n.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidae. Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube..

Purpuriparous :: Purpuriparous (a.) Producing, or connected with, a purple-colored secretion; as, the purpuriparous gland of certain gastropods..

Ptenoglossa :: Ptenoglossa (n. pl.) A division of gastropod mollusks having the teeth of the radula arranged in long transverse rows, somewhat like the barbs of a feather..

Gasteropoda :: Gasteropoda (n. pl.) Same as Gastropoda.

Holostomata :: Holostomata (n. pl.) An artificial division of gastropods, including those that have an entire aperture..

Mesopodium :: Mesopodium (n.) The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

Pectinibranchiata :: Pectinibranchiata (n. pl.) A division of Gastropoda, including those that have a comblike gill upon the neck..

Purpura :: Purpura (n.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye..

Siphonostomata :: Siphonostomata (n. pl.) An artificial division of gastropods including those that have siphonostomatous shells.

Triton :: Triton (n.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet..

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