Definition of Pulmonata. Meaning of Pulmonata. Synonyms of Pulmonata

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Definition of Pulmonata

Pulmonata
Pulmonata Pul`mo*na"ta, n. pl. [NL., from L. pulmo, -onis, a lung.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive division, or sub-class, of hermaphrodite gastropods, in which the mantle cavity is modified into an air-breathing organ, as in Helix, or land snails, Limax, or garden slugs, and many pond snails, as Limn[ae]a and Planorbis.

Meaning of Pulmonata from wikipedia

- Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe...
- Snails that respire using a lung belong to the group Pulmonata. As traditionally defined, the Pulmonata were found to be polyphyletic in a molecular study...
- evolution, and thus the category "slug" is polyphyletic. Of the six orders of Pulmonata, two – the Onchidiacea and Soleolifera – solely comprise slugs. A third...
- study of the ultrastructure and mineralogy of calcified land snail eggs (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)" (PDF). Journal of Morphology. 150 (4): 861–887. doi:10...
- Tantulidae - there is only one species which is s****-less Tantulum elegans. Pulmonata, Basommatophora Basommatophorans are pulmonate or air-breathing aquatic...
- Pleistocene survival within the Alps: the case of Cylindrus obtusus (Pulmonata: Helicidae). BMC Evol Biol. 2017 Jun 13;17(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s12862-017-0977-0...
- Gymnomorpha (no s****) Prosobranchia (gills in front of the heart). Pulmonata (with a lung instead of gills) The taxonomy of the Gastropoda is still...
- Cladobranchia Clade Euarminida Clade Dendronotida Clade Aeolidida Informal group Pulmonata Informal group Basommatophora Clade Eupulmonata Clade Systellommatophora...
- land snails Cantareus aspersus and C. mazzullii (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". Micron. 36 (4): 351–7. doi:10.1016/j.micron.2004.12.010. PMID 15857774...
- Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Morfología y distribución. (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, terrestria nuda)". Revista, Real Academia Galega de Ciencias. 16: 51–118...