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aplacophoran

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n.1.one of the aplacophora; a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.
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Noun1.aplacophoran - deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle
solenogaster
gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
Aplacophora, order Aplacophora, order Solenogastres, Solenogastres - an order of Amphineura
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The observed variance to mean ratios of 10-100 for live oyster density estimates in the James River are comparable to those reported for hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria, Fegley 2001) and aplacophoran (Scheltema 1985) populations.
Population studies of the native Eastern oyster, Crassostrea ... by Mann, Roger; Southworth, Melissa; Harding, Juliana M.; Wesson, James A. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Only one-third of the collected species of Aplacophoran molluscs have been named and described even though they are an important component of the deep-sea fauna and often appear among the ten most abundant species.
Describing diversity: too many new species, too few taxonomists by Scheltema, Rudolf S. / Oceanus
ABSTRACT Species of the neomenioid aplacophoran genus Helicoradomenia Scheltema & Kuzirian are found only in areas of hydrothermal vents, oceanic ridges, and back-arc basins and have been collected widely in the East Pacific, Southwest Pacific, and the Triple Junction in the Indian Ocean, but not in the Atlantic.
Biogeography, diversity, and evolution through vicariance of the ... by Scheltema, Amelie H. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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