Term
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Definition
| "true oysters": F. Ostreidae, Cohort Pteriomorpha, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "wing oysters, pearl oysters": F. Pteriidae, Cohort Pteriomorpha, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "ark clams, turkey wings": F. Arcidae, Cohort Pteriomorpha, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca; hinge line straight, many hinge teeth |
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Term
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Definition
| "true scallops": F. Pectinidae, Cohort Pteriomorpha, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca; lots of eyes at the edge of the mantle to sense light and contrast (may aid in particle capture optimization) |
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Term
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Definition
| "thorny oysters": F Spondylidae, Cohort Pteriomorpha, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "saddle oysters, jingle shells": F. Anomiidae, Cohort Pteriomorpha, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "true mussels": F. Mytilidae, Cohort Pteriomorpha, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca; byssus, contains Mytilus edulis |
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Term
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Definition
| Mytilus edulis: the outer layer is periostracum, left umbo, hinge ligament |
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Term
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Definition
| Mytilus edulis: 1. byssal threads 2. posterior adductor muscle 3. mantle 4. ctenidium 5. gonads 6. foot 7. anterior adductor muscle 8. labial palp 9. stomach 10. incurrent siphon 11. excurrent siphon |
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Term
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Definition
| "FW mussels": F. Unionidae, Megao. Paleoheterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| ctenidia w/ outer fold completely connected dorsally to roof of mantle cavity; shells usually not nacreous; well-developed siphons; usually lack byssal threads |
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Term
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Definition
| "bean clams, wedge shells": F. Donacidae, O. Veneroida, Megao. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "razor clams": F. Pharidae/Solenidae, O. Veneroida, Megao. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "false mussels, zebra mussels": F. Dreissenidae, O. Veneroida, Mego. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca; OG found in lakes of SW Russia, now invasive, decline of Unionids |
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Term
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Definition
| "jewel box clams": F. Chamidae, O. Veneroida, Megao. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "cockles": F. Cardiidae, Mego. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "giant clams": Subf. Tridacninae, F. Cardiidae, O. Veneroida, Megao. Heterdonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "venus clams": F. Veneridae, O. Veneroida, Mego. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca; largest fam of bivalves over 500 spp; most important edible; inc. Mercenaria mercenaria |
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Term
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Definition
| Mercenaria mercenaria: 1. ctenidia 2. heart 3. posterior adductor muscle 4. exhalant siphon 5. inhalant siphon 6. mantle 7. foot 8. anterior adductor muscle 9. visceral mass 10. labial palp |
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Term
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Definition
| "trough shells, duck clams": F. Mactridae, O. Veneroida, Megao. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "angel wings, piddocks": F. Pholadidae, O. Veneroida, Megao. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "ship worms": F. Teredinidae, O. Veneroida, Megao. Heterodonta, Cohort Heteroconchia, Cl. Bivalvia, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "true limpets": F. Acmaeidae, Subcl. Patellogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "false limpets": F. Fissurellidae, Subcl. Vetigastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "abalone": F. Haliotidae, Subcl. Vetigastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "turban shells": F. Turbinidae, Subcl. Vetigastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| G. Turbo, F. Turbinidae, Subcl. Vetigastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "top shells": F. Trochidae, Subcl. Vetigastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| G. Trochus, F. Trochidae, Subcl. Vetigastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "nerites": F. Neritidae, Subcl. Cycloneritimorpha, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| F. Diplomatinidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "river/mystery snails": F. Viviparidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "tower shells": F. Turritellidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "slipper shells": F. Calyptraeidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "cowrie": F. Cypraeidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "false cowrie": F. Ovulidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca; eat soft corals and sea fans; no aperture teeth or only on one side |
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Term
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Definition
| "fig shells": F. Ficidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "periwinkle": F. Littorinidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "true conchs": F. Strombidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "tun shells": F. Tonnidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "worm shells": F. Vermetidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "purple snails": F. Janthinidae Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "moon shells": F. Naticidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "helmet/bonnet snails": F. Cassidae, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "true whelks": F. Buccinidae, Superorder Neogastropoda, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "Murex/rock snails": F. Muricidae, Superorder Neogastropoda, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "olive snails": F. Olividae, Superorder Neogastropoda, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "cone snails": F. Conidae, Superorder Neogastropoda, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "auger shells": F. Terebridae, Superorder Neogastropoda, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "crown conchs": F. Melongenidae, Superorder Neogastropoda, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "tulip/spindle snails": F. Fasciolariidae, Superorder Neogastropoda, Subcl. Caenogastropoda, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| Triplofusus papillosus, F. Fasciolaridae |
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Term
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Definition
| Cohort Nudipleura, Subcl. Heterobranchia, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "sea hare": F. Aplysiidae, Clade Anaspidea, Subcl. Heterobranchia, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "amber snails": F. Succineidae, Clade Stylommatophora, Clade Eupulmonata, Subcl. Heterobranchia, Cl. Gastropoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "tusks shells": Cl. Scaphopoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| Cohort Nautilida, Subcl. Paleocephalopoda, Cl. Cephalopoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| Superorder Octopodiformes, Cohort Coleoidea, Subcl. Neocephalopoda, Cl. Cephalopoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| G. Loligo, Superorder Decapodiformes, Cohort Coleoida, Subcl. Neocephalopoda, Cl. Cephalopoda, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "chitons": Cl. Polyplacophora, P. Mollusca |
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Term
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Definition
| "parchment worms": G. Chaetopterus, F. Chaetopteridae, P. Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| "peanut worms": Group Sipuncula, P. Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| F. Onuphidae, Group Eunicida, Group Errantia, Phylum Annelida; sessile tube dweller, tube from shell fragments/sand, prominent gills on anterior segments, scavengers/predators |
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Term
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Definition
| G. Nereis, F. Nereididae, Group Phyllodocida, Group Errantia, Phylum Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| "sea mouse": G. Aphrodita, F. Aphroditidae, Group Phyllodocida, Group Errantia, Phylum Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| "spaghetti worms": F. Terebellidae, Group Terebelliformia, Group Sedentaria, Group Errantia, Phylum Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| "plume worms": F. Serpulidae, Group Sabellida, Group Sedentaria, Group Errantia, Phylum Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| "feather duster worms": F. Sabellidae, Group Sabellida, Group Sedentaria, Group Errantia, Phylum Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| "earthworms": Group Crassiclitellata, Group Clitellata, Group Sedentaria, Group Errantia, Phylum Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| "leeches": Group Hirudinida, Group Clitellata, Group Sedentaria, Group Errantia, Phylum Annelida |
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Term
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Definition
| P. Nematoda, Group Nematoida |
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Term
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Definition
| "horsehair worms": P. Nematomorpha, Group Nematoida |
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Term
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Definition
| "moss piglet, water bears": P. Tardigrada, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| "velvet worms": P. Onychophora, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| "fairy shrimps": O. Anostraca, Cl. Branchiopoda, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| O. Diplostraca, Cl. Branchiopoda, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| O. Notostraca, Cl. Branchiopoda, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| "mantis shrimp": O. Stomatopoda, Cl. Malacostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| O. Isopoda, Cl. Malacostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| O. Amphipoda, Cl. Malacostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| "krill": O. Euphasiacea, Cl. Malacostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| "blue crab": Callinectes sapidus, Infraorder Brachyura, O. Decapoda, Cl. Malacostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| "hermit/mole crabs": Infraorder Anomura, O. Decapoda, Cl. Malacostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| inc. lobsters and crayfish: Infraorder Astacidea, O. Decapoda, Cl. Malacostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| "spiny/slipper lobsters": Infraorder Achelata, O. Decapoda, Cl. Malacostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| "barnacles": Subcl. Cirripedia, Cl. Thecostraca, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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Term
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Definition
| Cl. Copepoda, Subph. Crustacea, P. Arthropoda, Group Panarthropoda |
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