Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun one of the
aplacophora ; a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.
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- noun deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle
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Examples
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Some authors propose the clade to represent the most basal branch within Mollusca, while others claim aplacophoran mollusks (Solenogastres and Caudofoveata) to be derived.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Christiane Todt 2010
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The phylogenetic status of the aplacophoran mollusk taxon Solenogastres (Neomeniomorpha) is controversially discussed.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Christiane Todt 2010
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