Vermetid
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vermetid — ver·me·tid … English syllables
vermetid — I. ˈvərməd.ə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Vermetidae, family of mollusks, from Vermetus, type genus + idae : of or relating to the Vermetidae II. noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin … Useful english dictionary
Vermetidae — Taxobox name = Vermetidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Caenogastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha subordo = Hypsogastropoda infraordo = Littorinimorpha superfamilia = Vermetoidea… … Wikipedia
Calcinus tubularis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum … Wikipedia
Vermetus — Ver*me tus, n. [NL., from L. vermis worm.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to {Vermetus} and allied genera, of the family {Vermetid[ae]}. Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hermit crab — Hermit crabs Temporal range: 136–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Microatoll — A microatoll is a discoid colony of coral, dead on the top but living around the perimeter. Growth is mainly lateral, as upward growth is limited by exposure to air. Microatolls may be up to 6 meters (20 ft) in diameter.[1] They are named… … Wikipedia
Serpulidae — Taxobox name = Serpulidae image width = 220px image caption = Spirorbis carbonarius (fossil) regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Polychaeta ordo = Canalipalpata subordo = Sabellida familia = Serpulidae familia authority = Johnston, 1865 … Wikipedia
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
Cittarium pica — Temporal range: Pleistocene–Recent … Wikipedia
