Concept information
Preferred term
GASTROPODS
Definition
- Largest group in the Phylum Mollusca, commonly known as slugs and snails, are extremely diverse species in habitat, feeding and morphology. Characterized by a single, often coiled, shell (although lost in some slug groups), a body that has undergone torsion so the pallial cavity faces forwards and well-developed head bearing a pair of cephalic tentacles (en)
Broader concept
- MOLLUSKS (en)
Change note
- 2017-03-13 14:07:39.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Largest group in the Phylum Mollusca, commonly known as slugs and snails, are extremely diverse species in habitat, feeding and morphology. Characterized by a single, often coiled, shell (although lost in some slug groups), a body that has undergone torsion so the pallial cavity faces forwards and well-developed head bearing a pair of cephalic tentacles language code: en);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/d2db293d-2ed7-4831-9794-a2cf903e4d4d
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