Veliger
Sign in to savethumb|9 day old veliger of the nudibranch Tritonia diomedea with various organs and structures labeled. Larval size about 200 um on its long axis. thumb|Veliger of sea hare [[Dolabrifera dolabrifera, with two rows of cilia visible]]
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- Description
- Life cycle
- Veliger of gastropods
- Echinospira
- Veliger of bivalves
- Veliger of scaphopods
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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thumb|9 day old veliger of the nudibranch Tritonia diomedea with various organs and structures labeled. Larval size about 200 um on its long axis. thumb|Veliger of sea hare [[Dolabrifera dolabrifera, with two rows of cilia visible]]
A veliger is the planktonic larva of many kinds of sea snails and freshwater snails, as well as most bivalve molluscs (clams) and tusk shells.
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