The Biology of the Mollusca |
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adaptive radiation adductor muscle animal anteriorly aperture biol bivalves Bivalvia buccal mass burrow byssal attachment byssus caecum capsule carnivores cells ciliated crystalline style ctenidia ctenidial filaments ctenidium demibranch digestive diverticula dorsal ducts eggs enzymes excretory exhalant extracellular feeding mechanisms female fertilisation food material foot freshwater Fretter function ganglia ganglion gastropods genera genus giant fibre gland gonad groove hermaphrodite ingested inhalant water labial palps larvae limpet Lond male mantle cavity mantle lobes margin median Mesogastropoda mid-gut molluscs Monoplacophora mouth mucus muscle fibres muscular Neopilina nephridia nerve occurs octopus oesophagus Opisthobranchia optic organ Originally published pair pallial muscle particles passes Patella pedal penis Pholadidae planktonic Polyplacophora posterior proboscis Proc prosobranch Pulmonata pulmonate Purchon radula respiratory retractor muscles right side rock secretion Septibranchia shell valves snail specialised species specimens spermatozoa statocysts stomach substratum surface tentacles transverse ventral vertical visceral mass wall water current Yonge zool