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Gastropoda
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Definition
: A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of SNAILS and slugs. The former have coiled external shells and the latter usually lack shells.
Examples
Aplysia
;
Clione
;
Conus Snail
;
Hermissenda
;
Pleurobranchaea
;
Snails
;
Tritonia Sea Slug
Other names
Slug; Gastropod; Gastropods; Gastropodas; Slugs