Tectipleura

Translingual

Tectipleura spp.

Etymology

Latin tēctus m (“concealed, protected, roofed”) +‎ Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ f (pleurā́, “rib; the side of an animal”)

Proper noun

Tectipleura

1. A taxonomic subterclass within the class Gastropoda – certain snails, slugs, and sea hares.

Hyponyms

• (subterclass): Acochlidiimorpha, Eupulmonata, Pylopulmonata, Sacoglossa, Siphonarimorpha, Hygrophila, Pneumopulmonata - superorders
  • Aplysiida, Cephalaspidea, Pteropoda, Runcinida, Tectibranchiata, Umbraculida - order not assigned to superorders

References

• Tectipleura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tectipleura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Tectipleura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tectipleura at World Register of Marine Species