Gastropoda

Alternate names: gastropod, snail

Author: Cuvier,1797

Representative image using: Dendronotus patricki

MBARI 2009: D12-03HD

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Representative image using: Rubyspira osteovora

MBARI 2005: T917-02

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Representative image using: Bathydoris aioca

MBARI 2005: T891-02

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Representative image using: Buccinum

MBARI 2015: D804

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Representative image using: Tritonia festiva

MBARI

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Representative image using: Thliptodon

MBARI 2013: D553-04

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Representative image using: Clione limacina

MBARI 2008: V3155-03

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Representative image using: Clio polita

MBARI 2014: D670-05

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Representative image using: Clio cuspidata

MBARI 2013: V3710

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Representative image using: Neptunea-Buccinum Complex

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Representative image using: Tochuina gigantea

MBARI 2014: V3789-02

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Representative image using: Pleurobranchaea californica

MBARI 2003: V2301-03

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Gastropoda

Alternate names: gastropod, snail

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Gastropoda Alternate names: gastropod, snail Author: Cuvier,1797 Representative image using: Dendronotus patricki MBARI 2009: D12-03HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Rubyspira osteovora MBARI 2005: T917-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathydoris aioca MBARI 2005: T891-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Buccinum MBARI 2015: D804 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Tritonia festiva MBARI Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Thliptodon MBARI 2013: D553-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clione limacina MBARI 2008: V3155-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clio polita MBARI 2014: D670-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Clio cuspidata MBARI 2013: V3710 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Neptunea-Buccinum Complex Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Tochuina gigantea MBARI 2014: V3789-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pleurobranchaea californica MBARI 2003: V2301-03 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 2026-05-15.
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