Gastropoda

Alternate names: gastropod, snail

Author: Cuvier,1797

Representative image using: Phylliroe

MBARI 2015: D713

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Representative image using: Rubyspira osteovora

MBARI 2005: T917-02

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Representative image using: Neverita lewisii

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Representative image using: Gastropoda sp. 2

MBARI 2006: T1062-07

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Representative image using: Tritonia festiva

MBARI

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Representative image using: Buccinum

MBARI 2015: D804

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Representative image using: Gastropoda sp. 3

MBARI 2005: V2627

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Representative image using: Aeolidiidae sp. 1

MBARI 2018: D1059

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Representative image using: Tochuina gigantea

MBARI 2014: V3789-02

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Representative image using: Ziminella vrijenhoeki

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Representative image using: Cardiapoda placenta

MBARI 2015; D710

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Representative image using: Neptunea

MBARI 06/11/2002: T435, 03:31:15:17

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Gastropoda

Alternate names: gastropod, snail

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Gastropoda Alternate names: gastropod, snail Author: Cuvier,1797 Representative image using: Phylliroe MBARI 2015: D713 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Rubyspira osteovora MBARI 2005: T917-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Neverita lewisii Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Gastropoda sp. 2 MBARI 2006: T1062-07 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Tritonia festiva MBARI Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Buccinum MBARI 2015: D804 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Gastropoda sp. 3 MBARI 2005: V2627 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Aeolidiidae sp. 1 MBARI 2018: D1059 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Tochuina gigantea MBARI 2014: V3789-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ziminella vrijenhoeki Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Cardiapoda placenta MBARI 2015; D710 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Neptunea MBARI 06/11/2002: T435, 03:31:15:17 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 2025-12-30.
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