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Definition of Pteropoda

Pteropoda
Pteropoda Pte*rop"o*da, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of Mollusca in which the anterior lobes of the foot are developed in the form of broad, thin, winglike organs, with which they swim at near the surface of the sea. Note: The Pteropoda are divided into two orders: Cymnosomata, which have the body entirely naked and the head distinct from the wings; and Thecosomata, which have a delicate transparent shell of various forms, and the head not distinct from the wings.

Meaning of Pteropoda from wikipedia

- Pteropoda (common name pteropods, from the Gr**** meaning "wing-foot") are specialized free-swimming pelagic sea snails and sea slugs, marine opisthobranch...
- known as holoplanktonic opisthobranch gastropod mollusks, in the order Pteropoda (also included within the informal group Opisthobranchia). Most pteropods...
- include both Thecosomata and Gymnosomata as separate branches of the order Pteropoda, whereas others list them as distinct orders within the subclass Heterobranchia...
- plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. The only species is Ananthura pteropoda. Its native range is Kenya to Southern Tropical Africa. "Ananthura H.Rob...
- Pitcairnia pteropoda is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Mexico. Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo...
- Empis pteropoda is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Leptempis. It is found in the Palearctic. Chandler, Peter...
- Euopisthobranchia consist of the following taxa: Umbraculoidea Anaspidea Runcinacea Pteropoda Cephalaspidea s.s. Previous studies discussed the gizzard (i.e. a muscular...
- Notobranchaea bl****erae n. sp., a species new to science (Gastropoda, Pteropoda)". Basteria. 49: 29–36. Burridge, Alice; Hörnlein, Christine; Janssen...
- Animalia Phylum: Mollusca class: Gastropoda Clade: Euopisthobranchia Order: Pteropoda Suborder: Thecosomata Superfamily: Cymbulioidea Gray, 1840 Families See...
- S. Challenger (1873-1876), Zoology, part LVIII (1887) : Report on the Pteropoda by Paul Pelseneer WoRMS : Cliopsis krohnii Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet...