Heterobranchia
Heterobranchia, the heterobranchs (meaning "different gill"), is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs, which includes marine, aquatic, and terrestrial gastropod molluscs.
Species
ongelijkkieuwige slakken
Subclass
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations30
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Diversity
- Taxonomy
- Current taxonomy
- Older taxonomy
- 2005 taxonomy
- 2010 taxonomy
- References
- Further reading
Heterobranchia, the heterobranchs (meaning "different gill"), is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs, which includes marine, aquatic, and terrestrial gastropod molluscs.
Heterobranchia is one of the main clades of gastropods. Currently Heterobranchia comprises two groups: the opisthobranchs, and the pulmonates.