Vetigastropoda

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Vetigastropoda is a major clade of mostly marine gastropod mollusks that includes many primitive sea snails characterized by often nacreous shells and distinctive anatomical features.

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Vetigastropoda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
gastropod clade
taxon
characterizedBy nacreous shells
primitive anatomical features
slit or hole in shell in many species
class Gastropoda
considered primitive gastropod lineage
domain Eukaryota
feedingType algal grazers
mostly grazers
hasCirculatorySystem open circulatory system
hasDiversity many extant families
hasFossilRecord Paleozoic to Recent
hasMantleCavity anterior or lateral in many species
hasNervousSystem ganglionic nervous system
hasSensoryOrgan osphradium in mantle cavity
hasSymmetry bilateral symmetry (secondarily modified)
hasTrait archaeogastropod-like morphology
bipectinate ctenidia in many species
often nacreous inner shell layer
rhipidoglossan radula in many species
higherClassification clade Vetigastropoda within Gastropoda
includes abalones
keyhole limpets
pleurotomarioid snails
sea snails
slit snails
top snails
isMostly marine
kingdom Animalia
larvalStage trochophore
veliger
partOf clade Heterobranchia+Caenogastropoda+Vetigastropoda+others (Gastropoda)
phylum Mollusca NERFINISHED
recognizedBy molecular phylogenetics
morphological characters
reproduction mostly external fertilization
shellComposition aragonite
shellForm sometimes limpet-like
usually coiled
shellMicrostructure nacreous
subclass Vetigastropoda
taxonRank clade
typicalHabitat coral reefs
deep-sea habitats
marine benthic environments
rocky substrates

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Gastropoda hasModernClade Vetigastropoda