Gastropods ππ
Lets get to acquainted ( familiar ) with Gastropods ππ.............π
- Gastro - Stomach + podos - foot
- Dextral : Shell twisting from Left to Right
- Sinistral :Shell twisting from Right to left
- Gastropod having 3 subclass within there .
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π1) Subclass : Prosobranchia ( Streptoneura ) ==> fully marine species.
(1) Order : Archaeogastropoda
Suborder : Docoglossa
Family : Petellidae
genus : Petella
Family : Haliotodae
Genus : Haliotis & Trochus
Family : Stombidae
Genus : lambis
Species : L. lambis
(2) Order : Mesogastropod
Family : Cypraeidae ( True cowry )
Genus : Cypraeia
Genus : Cypraea
(3) Order : Neogastropoda (Stenopoda )
Family : Muricidae
Genus : Murex
Family : Vasidae ( Indian Chank )
Genus : Turbinella
species : T. pyrum
Family : Olividae
Genus : Agaronia
species : A.gibbosa (In kanyakumari it known as maluvam )
Scientific Name:Agaronia gibbosa
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π2) Opisthobranchia ( Heterobranchia )
(1) Order : Cephalospidea ., Eg : Bulla sp
(2)Order: Anaspidea Eg: Seahare
(3) Order: Thecotomata Eg :Cliosp , Eg : limacina sp
(4) Order : pleurobranchus Eg : Pleurobranchomorpha
(5) Order : Acochlidiacae ., Eg Acochilidium sp
(6) Saccoglossa ., Eg : Elysia , Eg : Oxynoe
Oxynoe sp
(7)Order : Nudibranchia ., Eg : Doris , Eg Tritonia
(9)Order : Stylommatophora Eg: Xanthomelon jannellei
Scientific Name : Xanthomelon jannelei
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π3) Subclass : Pulmonata
Ability to breathe air by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of gills . ( Snails or Slugs )
As usual there is a bonus tip,
πDo you know how long snail can live & there travel speed ?
Most snails live from 2 to 5 years, but in captivity, some have exceeded 10 or 15 years of age. The size of the shell of a snail reflects its age.
The speed of snails is around 0.5-0.8 inches per second. If they moved without stopping, it would take more than a week to complete 1 kilometerπ«
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