epiphragm
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It is catalogued under the topic Gastropod anatomy.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Function
- Mucus epiphragm
- Calcareous epiphragm
- References
300px|thumb|right|Helix pomatia using a simple transparent epiphragm made of dried mucus
An epiphragm (from the Ancient Greek ἐπί, epi " upon, on, over " and φράγμα, -phrágma "fence") is a temporary structure which can be created by many species of shelled, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. It can also be created by freshwater snails when temporary pools dry up.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “epiphragm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.