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Tethyidae

gastropod family

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  • nudibranch
    In nudibranch

    Those of the family Tethyidae can swim. Among bottom creepers in cold northern seas is the bushy-backed sea slug (Dendronotus frondosus), named for its stalked, lacy cerata. Occurring worldwide in warm seas are the blue sea slug (Glaucus marina, or G. atlanticus) and the doridacean nudibranchs such as Doris…

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  • snail
    In gastropod: Classification

    …sessile animals; few swimmers (family Tethyidae); highly colourful, often conspicuous. Subclass Pulmonata Mantle cavity altered into a pulmonary sac; no gills or operculum; 1 auricle of heart anterior to ventricle; hermaphroditic; shell spiral to limpetlike, often reduced to a fragment hidden by mantle; mainly terrestrial or freshwater, few marine; about…

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