Heterobranchia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Heterobranchia

1. Many mollusks
   1. A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Orthogastropoda.
   2. A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class

Hyponyms

• (superorder): Triganglionata, Opisthobranchia, Pulmonata - orders
• (subclass): Acochilidoidea, Anaspidea, Cephalaspidia, Gymnosomata, Hygrophila, Nudibranchia, Pleurobranchomorpha, Runcinacea, Sacoglossa, Stylommatophora, Thecosomata, Umbraculida - orders

References

• Heterobranchia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Heterobranchia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Heterobranchia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons