Difference between revisions of "Scaphopoda"

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|etymology=Greek <i>skaphe</i>, boat; <i>pous</i>, foot
 
|etymology=Greek <i>skaphe</i>, boat; <i>pous</i>, foot
|definition=A class of [[Mollusca]] containing the tusk or tooth shell that are bilaterally symmetrical with an elongate, gently curved, tubular shell open at both ends; an exclusively marine dweller.
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|definition=A [[class]] of [[Mollusca]] containing the tusk or tooth [[shell]] that are bilaterally symmetrical with an [[elongate]], gently curved, tubular [[shell]] open at both ends; an exclusively [[marine]] dweller.
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Revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

Scaphopoda (noun; Greek skaphe, boat; pous, foot): A class of Mollusca containing the tusk or tooth shell that are bilaterally symmetrical with an elongate, gently curved, tubular shell open at both ends; an exclusively marine dweller.