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Stylommatophora
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Sty-lomˊma-toph′o-ra
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] column + [GREEK] eye +
φέρειν
to bear.] (Zool.)
A division of Pulmonata in which the eyes are situated at the tips of the tentacles. It includes the common land snails and slugs. See Illust. under
Snail
. Definition 2024
Stylommatophora
Stylommatophora
Translingual
Proper noun
Stylommatophora
- Air-breathing land snails and slugs, including the majority of land snails and slugs
- A taxonomic infraorder within the order Pulmonata.
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Heterobranchia.[1]
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass[1]
Hyponyms
- (order): Acavidae, Achatinellidae, Achatinidae, Agriolimacidae, Aillyiidae, Amastridae, Anadenidae, Argnidae, Ariolimacidae, Arionidae, Ariophantidae, Athoracophoridae, Binneyidae, Boettgerillidae, Bradybaenidae, Camaenidae, Caryodidae, Cepolidae, Cerastidae, Cerionidae, Charopidae, Chlamydephoridae, Chondrinidae, Chronidae, Clausiliidae, Cochlicellidae, Cochlicopidae, Coelociontidae, Corillidae, Cystopeltidae, Discidae, Dorcasiidae, Draparnaudiidae, Dyakiidae, Elonidae, Endodontidae, Enidae, Epiphragmophoridae, Euconulidae, Ferussaciidae, Gastrodontidae, Halolimnohelicidae, Haplotrematidae, Helicarionidae, Helicidae, Helicodiscidae, Helicodontidae, Helminthoglyptidae, Humboldtianidae, Hygromiidae, Lauriidae, Limacidae, Macrocyclidae, Megaspiridae, Megomphicidae, Micractaeonidae, Milacidae, Monadeniidae, Oleacinidae, Oopeltidae, Orculidae, Oreohelicidae, Orthalicidae, Oxychilidae, Papillodermatidae, Parmacellidae, Partulidae, Philomycidae, Placostylidae, Plectopylidae, Pleurodiscidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Pristilomatidae, Punctidae, Pupillidae, Pyramidulidae, Rhytididae, Sagdidae, Scolodontidae, Sculptariidae, Spelaeoconchidae, Spelaeodiscidae, Sphincterochilidae, Spiraxidae, Staffordiidae, Streptaxidae, Strobilopsidae, Strophocheilidae, Subulinidae, Succineidae, Testacellidae, Thyrophorellidae, Thysanophoridae, Trigonochlamydidae, Trissexodontidae, Trochomorphidae, Urocoptidae, Urocyclidae, Valloniidae, Vertiginidae, Vitrinidae, Xanthonychidae, Zonitidae
References
- 1 2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521