Pteropods

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• pteropods — n. pl. [Gr. pteron, wing; pous, foot] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) Two orders of small swimming, pelagic Opisthobranchia, the shelled Thecosomata, and the naked Gymnosomata lacking a shell …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• 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

• Plankton — For other uses, see Plankton (disambiguation). Photomontage of planktonic organisms Plankton (singular plankter) are any drifting organisms (plants …   Wikipedia

• Sea angel — Taxobox name = Sea angel image width = 240px image caption = Clione limacina regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Heterobranchia ordo = Opisthobranchia subordo = Gymnosomata subdivision …   Wikipedia

• Thliptodontidae — Taxobox name = Thliptodontidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Heterobranchia ordo = Opisthobranchia subordo = Gymnosomata superfamilia = Clionoidea familia = Thliptodontidae… …   Wikipedia

• Clio — Clione Cli*o ne, n. A genus of naked pteropods. One species ({Clione papilonacea}), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes incorrectly called {Clio}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Clione — Cli*o ne, n. A genus of naked pteropods. One species ({Clione papilonacea}), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes incorrectly called {Clio}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Clione papilonacea — Clione Cli*o ne, n. A genus of naked pteropods. One species ({Clione papilonacea}), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes incorrectly called {Clio}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Limacina — Lim a*ci na (l[i^]m [.a]*s[imac] n[.a]), n. [NL., From L. limax, limacis, a slug.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. It contributes to the food of the right whales. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tentaculite — Ten*tac u*lite, n. (Paleon.) Any one of numerous species of small, conical fossil shells found in Paleozoic rocks. They are supposed to be pteropods. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Univalve — U ni*valve, n. [Uni + valve: cf. F. univalve.] (Zo[ o]l.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs. [1913 Webster] Note: Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English