Gastropoda

Alternate names: gastropod, snail

Author: Cuvier,1797

Representative image using: Thliptodon diaphanus

MBARI 2021: D1406

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Representative image using: Creseis virgula

MBARI 2012: D337-11

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Representative image using: Provanna

MBARI 2012: D379-04

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Representative image using: Bathybembix

MBARI 2006: V2893-01

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Representative image using: Rubyspira goffrediae

MBARI 2006:T991-02

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Representative image using: Buccinidae sp. 1

MBARI 2017: D977

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Representative image using: Notobranchaea grandis

MBARI 2019: D1134

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Representative image using: Neptunea sp. 1

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Representative image using: Clio polita

MBARI 2014: D670-05

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Representative image using: Rubyspira osteovora

MBARI 2005: T917-02

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Representative image using: Aeolidiidae sp. 1

MBARI 2018: D1059

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Representative image using: Buccinum

MBARI 2015: D804

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Gastropoda

Alternate names: gastropod, snail

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Gastropoda Alternate names: gastropod, snail Author: Cuvier,1797 Representative image using: Thliptodon diaphanus MBARI 2021: D1406 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Creseis virgula MBARI 2012: D337-11 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Provanna MBARI 2012: D379-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathybembix MBARI 2006: V2893-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Rubyspira goffrediae MBARI 2006:T991-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Buccinidae sp. 1 MBARI 2017: D977 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Notobranchaea grandis MBARI 2019: D1134 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Neptunea sp. 1 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clio polita MBARI 2014: D670-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Rubyspira osteovora MBARI 2005: T917-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Aeolidiidae sp. 1 MBARI 2018: D1059 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Buccinum MBARI 2015: D804 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Gastropoda (class) Caenogastropoda (subclass) Gastropoda sp. 2 (species) Gastropoda sp. 3 (species) Heterobranchia (infraclass) Patellogastropoda (order) Vetigastropoda (subclass) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, pelagic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Gastropoda (Cuvier,1797) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Gastropoda. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-12-14.
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