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Definition of Thecosomata

Thecosomata
Thecosomata The`co*so"ma*ta, n. pl. [NL. See Theca, and Soma.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Pteropoda comprising those species which have a shell. See Pteropoda. -- The`co*so"ma*tous, a.

Meaning of Thecosomata from wikipedia

- The Thecosomata (collective/plural: thecosomes, meaning "case/s****-body"), or sea butterflies, are a taxonomic suborder of small, pelagic, free-swimming...
- also applied to the s****ed Thecosomata. Recent molecular data suggest the Gymnosomata form a sister group to the Thecosomata (other planktonic, weakly...
- Pteropoda encomp****es the two clades Thecosomata, the sea butterflies, and Gymnosomata, the sea angels. The Thecosomata (lit. "case-body") have a s****, while...
- following taxonomic groups of gastropods: Clade Cephalaspidea Clade Thecosomata Clade Gymnosomata Clade Aplysiomorpha Epitoke parapodium Annelida Rouse...
- Heterobranchia Informal group Opisthobranchia Clade Cephalaspidea Clade Thecosomata Clade Gymnosomata Clade Aplysiomorpha Group Acochlidiacea Clade Sacoglossa...
- Aplysiomorpha, have a small, flat, proteinaceous internal s****. The clades Thecosomata and Gymnosomata are small pelagic gastropods known as "sea butterflies"...
- sea snails, pteropods, pelagic marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Thecosomata (sea butterflies). Genera within the family Limacinidae include: Altaspiratella...
- Heterobranchia Informal group Opisthobranchia Clade Cephalaspidea Clade Thecosomata Clade Gymnosomata Clade Aplysiomorpha Group Acochlidiacea Clade Sacoglossa...
- "Holoplanktonic Mollusca (Gastropoda: Pterotracheoidea, Janthinoidea, Thecosomata and Gymnosomata) from the Pliocene of Pangasinan (Luzon, Philippines)"...
- Cephalaspidea Thecosomata Gymnosomata Aplysiomorpha Acochlidiacea: Acochlidiidae, Tantulidae and Strubelliidae Sacoglossa Cylindrobullida Umbraculida...