Slakken - Wikipedia
WEBSlakken of buikpotigen (Gastropoda) zijn een klasse in de stam van de weekdieren (Mollusca). De naam buikpotigen en de wetenschappelijke naam verwijzen naar de gespierde onderzijde van het langwerpige lichaam, waarmee de dieren zich voortbewegen. De naam 'Gastropoda' is afgeleid van het Oudgriekse γαστήρ, gastēr, buik of maag ...
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Gastropod | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
WEBGastropods are among the few groups of animals to have become successful in all three major habitats: the ocean, fresh waters, and land. A few gastropod types (such as conch, abalone, limpets, and whelks) are used as food, and several different species may be used in the preparation of escargot.
Class Gastropoda - Digital Atlas of Ancient Life
WEBSep 16, 2021 · Gastropods are the second largest class of animals (after the Insecta)—with 40,000–90,000 living species and at least 13,000 extant and fossil genera (Ponder and Lindberg, 2020)—and are also one of the most evolutionarily successful groups in the variety of ecosystems and habitats that they occupy.
Physical features and structure of gastropods | Britannica
WEBgastropod, Any member of the class Gastropoda, the largest group of mollusks, including about 65,000 species. Gastropods, which include the snails, conchs, whelks, limpets, periwinkles, abalones, slugs, and sea …
ADW: Gastropoda: INFORMATION
WEBGastropods are characterized by "torsion," a process that results in the rotation of the visceral mass and mantle on the foot. The result is that the mantle cavity (including anus) lies in the anterior body, over the head …
The Animal Encyclopedia: Gastropods - ThoughtCo
WEBJan 19, 2018 · Gastropods ( Gastropoda) are a highly diverse group of mollusks that include between 60,000 and 80,000 living species. Gastropods account for nearly 80 percent of all living mollusks. Members of this group include terrestrial snails and slugs, sea butterflies, tusk shells, conchs, whelks, limpets, periwinkles, oyster borers, cowries ...
The Gastropoda - University of California Museum of …
WEBGastropods are one of the most diverse groups of animals, both in form, habit, and habitat. They are by far the largest group of molluscs, with more than 62,000 described living species, and they comprise about 80% of …
Gastropods - Snails, Sea Slugs, Sea Hares, Nudibranchs …
WEBUpdated on May 21, 2017. Gastropods are animals in the Class Gastropoda - the group of organisms that includes snails, slugs, limpets and sea hares. There are over 40,000 species in this class. Envision a sea …
Gastropods - British Geological Survey
WEBGastropods (formally, Gastropoda) make up a large group (class) of molluscs. They have a muscular foot, eyes, tentacles and a special rasp-like feeding organ called the radula, which is composed of many tiny …
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