- The
order Cephalaspidea, also
known as the
headshield slugs and
bubble snails, is a
major taxon of sea
slugs and
bubble snails,
marine gastropod mollusks...
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which had a
superficial resemblance to the Osteostraci, had an
elongate headshield, that,
coupled with its spear-like rostrum, gave it a throwing-dart-like...
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characterized by a
large median dorsal opening in the
anterior part of the
headshield that
serves as both a
common nostril and the main
water intake device...
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anteriorly positioned headshield, and a trunkshield. A pair of antennae-like
structures emanate from
underneath the base of the
headshield, and
there are numerous...
- warm
oceans and seas. They are cephalaspideans, part of the
suborder of
headshield slugs and
bubble snails. The
genus was
named after Atys, a king of Alba...
- of
unstalked eyes on the top of the
headshield and pair of
stalked eyes
attached to the underside. The
headshield also has four
pairs of
biramous (two...
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slight ridge in the
midline and a deep
curved lower (ventral) plate. This
headshield is
ornamented with
characteristic oak-leaf
shaped or tear-drop shaped...
- The
largest known osteostracan is Parameteoraspis, its crescent-shaped
headshield was 35 to 40 cm wide. They were
probably relatively good swimmers, possessing...
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marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the
order Cephalaspidea, the
headshield slugs. This
species has a
maximum size of 70 mm. The
background color...
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gastropods that are
often labeled as "sea slugs" are the
various families of
headshield slugs and
bubble snails within the
clade Cephalaspidea. The sea hares...
