Definition of PULMONATA. Meaning of PULMONATA. Synonyms of PULMONATA

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Definition of PULMONATA

Pulmonata
Pulmonata Pul`mo*na"ta, n. pl. [NL., from L. pulmo, -onis, a lung.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive division, or sub-class, of hermaphrodite gastropods, in which the mantle cavity is modified into an air-breathing organ, as in Helix, or land snails, Limax, or garden slugs, and many pond snails, as Limn[ae]a and Planorbis.

Meaning of PULMONATA from wikipedia

- Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe...
- Cladobranchia Clade Euarminida Clade Dendronotida Clade Aeolidida Informal group Pulmonata Informal group Basommatophora Clade Eupulmonata Clade Systellommatophora...
- established as a new taxon by Jörger et al. in October 2010. The older name "Pulmonata" referred to a group of euthyneuran gastropods which were considered to...
- Pleistocene survival within the Alps: the case of Cylindrus obtusus (Pulmonata: Helicidae)". BMC Evol Biol. 17 (1): 138. Bibcode:2017BMCEE..17..138K...
- detorsion (unwinding of the viscera that were twisted during torsion). The Pulmonata comprises about 20000 species, includes the majority of land snails and...
- resources such as sponges or cnidarians. A key innovation in the evolution of Pulmonata was the colonization of freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Various phylogenetic...
- Cladobranchia Clade Euarminida Clade Dendronotida Clade Aeolidida Informal group Pulmonata Informal group Basommatophora Clade Eupulmonata Clade Systellommatophora...
- which used to be ****igned to Opisthobranchia, plus all the species in the Pulmonata. The subclass Opisthobranchia included species in the order Cephalaspidea...
- by some authorities as a junior synonym of Cornu aspersum. Like other Pulmonata, individuals are hermaphrodites, producing both male and female gametes...
- Arion ater ater (L.) and Arion ater rufus (L.) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in Britain". Zoologica Scripta. 15 (4): 313–322. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409...