Gastropoda

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Gastropoda is a large and diverse class of mollusks that includes snails and slugs, characterized by a muscular foot and often a coiled shell.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gastropoda canonical 2
Patellogastropoda 1
Pulmonata 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class of molluscs
hasBodyPlan shell reduced or absent in many slugs
univalve shell in many species
hasCharacteristic asymmetrical body
distinct head region
mantle cavity
muscular foot
often coiled shell
radula for feeding
tentacles with sensory organs
torsion during development
hasCirculatorySystem open circulatory system
hasEconomicImportance agricultural pest in some species
food source for humans
source of shells for ornament and trade
hasFeedingType carnivorous
detritivorous
herbivorous
omnivorous
hasFossilRecordFrom Cambrian period
hasHabitat freshwater environments
marine environments
terrestrial environments
hasModernClade Caenogastropoda
Heterobranchia
Neritimorpha
Gastropoda self-linksurface differs
surface form: Patellogastropoda

Vetigastropoda
hasNervousSystem ganglionated nervous system
hasReproduction egg-laying
external fertilization in some species
internal fertilization in many species
sexual reproduction
hasRespiration gills in aquatic species
lung-like pallial cavity in many terrestrial species
hasSubgroup Opisthobranchia (historical grouping)
Prosobranchia (historical grouping)
Gastropoda self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pulmonata (historical grouping)
includes abalones
land snails
limpets
marine snails
nudibranchs
periwinkles
sea slugs
slugs
snails
kingdom Animalia
phylum Mollusca
playsEcologicalRole bioeroder of substrates
prey for many animals
primary consumer
superclass Conchifera
taxonRank class

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mollusca includesClass Gastropoda
Gastropoda hasSubgroup Gastropoda self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pulmonata (historical grouping)
Gastropoda hasModernClade Gastropoda self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Patellogastropoda
Ancylus fluviatilis order Gastropoda
this entity surface form: Pulmonata
Littorina littorea class Gastropoda