01 n. pl. An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as…
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An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as the cones, whelks, tritons, and cowries. See Illust. of Gastropoda, and of Winkle.(Zool.) See: Gastropoda, Winkle
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A subdivision of the tænioglossate gastropods, including the fig-shells (Pyrula), the helmet shells (Cassis), the tritons, and allied genera.(Zool.)