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prosobranch

(ˈprɒsəˌbræŋk)
n
(Zoology) a gastropod mollusc of the subclass Prosobranchia, which includes conches, limpets, abalones, and numerous aquatic and terrestrial snails
adj
(Zoology) of or relating to this subclass
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References in periodicals archive
Differences in effects of grazing by deposit-feeders Hydrobia ulvae (Pennant) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) and Corophium arenarium Crawford (Amphipoda) on sediment microalgal populations.
Control of the seasonal arrest of copulation and spawning in the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata (Prosobranchia: Ampullariidae): differential effects of food availability, water temperature, and day length.
First record of the invasive snail Melanoides tuberculatus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Thiaridae) in the Parana River basin, GO, Brazil.
The life cycle, population dynamics and productivity of Melanoides tuberculate (Muller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Thiaridae) in Hong Kong.Journal of Zoology, 208(1), 37-53.
Some adaptations of Monodonta turbinata (Born, 1780) (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia, Trochidae) to feeding and habitation in the littoral zone.
El caracol Pomacea flagellata (Say, 1827) (Prosobranchia, Ampullariidae) localmente conocido como "chivita", es un macro gasteropodo que se distribuye en los sistemas acuaticos epicontinentales desde Tamaulipas en el norte de Mexico hasta Colombia (Naranjo-Garcia & Garcia-Cubas 1985).
Estudio de los ciclosreproductores de cuatrospecies de lapas y dos de troquidos (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) delpisointermareal de la costaVasca.
Contribucion al conocimiento del genero Voluta Linne, 1758 (Prosobranchia) en la costa del Caribe de Colombia.
Snails belonging to Pulmonata and Prosobranchia classes were collected from Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Sialkot districts.
Revision des Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) de l'Afrique occidentale.
The first step of our project was to test predation effectiveness of Belostoma lutarium on both types of freshwater snails, lunged snails (Sub-class PULMONATA) without an operculum, and gilled snails (Sub-class PROSOBRANCHIA) with a hard protective operculum cover.
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