- Prosobranch
- Prosobranch Pros"o*branch, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Prosobranchiata. [1913 Webster]
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prosobranch — noun (plural branchs) Etymology: New Latin Prosobranchia, from proso in front (from Greek prosō forward) + branchia gills (from Greek) Date: 1851 any of a subclass (Prosobranchia) of gastropod mollusks that have the loop of visceral nerves… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prosobranch — ▪ gastropod any snail of the subclass Prosobranchia, class Gastropoda. Most of these roughly 20,000 snail species are marine; a few live on land or in fresh water. Many prosobranchs breathe by means of gills, which are located in the mantle … Universalium
prosobranch — pros·o·branch … English syllables
prosobranch — I. ˈpräsəˌbranŋk adjective Etymology: New Latin Prosobranchia : of or relating to the Streptoneura II. noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin … Useful english dictionary
gastropod — /gas treuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc. adj. 2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods. [1820 30; < NL Gast(e)ropoda a class of mollusks.… … Universalium
mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… … Universalium
Bithynia tentaculata — Conservation status NE[1] … Wikipedia
Prosobranchia — used to be a large taxonomic subclass of snails (gastropod mollusks). However, that version of gastropod taxonomy dates back to the 1920s, and is now considered to be outdated because that subclass has been proven to be polyphyletic; i.e. the… … Wikipedia
Gastropoda — Gastropod Temporal range: Late Cambrian–Recent[1] … Wikipedia
Valvata piscinalis — Photo of a shell of Valvata piscinalis Drawing of a shell of Valvata piscinalis … Wikipedia
