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heterobranchia

(Superorder)

Overview

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An Order in the Kingdom .

Taxonomy

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The Superorder heterobranchia is further organized into finer groupings including:

Orders

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Allogastropoda

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Cephalaspidea

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Heterobranchia

Heterobranchia, the heterobranchs, (meaning "different-gilled snails"), is a taxonomic superorder of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. [more]

Heterostropha

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Opisthobranchia

An opisthobranch (pronounced /ō-pĭsʹthə-brăngk/) is any member of the very large and diverse group of rather specialized, highly evolved marine slugs and snails (marine gastropod mollusks) known as Opisthobranchia, within the Heterobranchia. [more]

Pulmonata

The Pulmonata or "pulmonates" are an order (once a subclass) of snails and slugs that have developed a pallial lung and thus can breathe air. The group includes many land and freshwater families and a few marine ones. [more]

At least 6,227 species and subspecies belong to the Order pulmonata.

More info about the Order pulmonata may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: June 24, 2008