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... suborder Stenoglossa , all marine inhabitants , with highly modified radular teeth and often well - developed poison glands to aid in capturing prey . Reduction and loss of the right mantle organs are correlated with more efficient ...
... suborder Stenoglossa , all marine inhabitants , with highly modified radular teeth and often well - developed poison glands to aid in capturing prey . Reduction and loss of the right mantle organs are correlated with more efficient ...
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... Suborder Aulacopoda . A group of 3 superfamilies . Superfamily Succineacea . A problematic group including amber snails ( Succineidae ) , which inhabit swamps and damp areas , and peculiar slugs from the South Pacific ( Athoracopho ...
... Suborder Aulacopoda . A group of 3 superfamilies . Superfamily Succineacea . A problematic group including amber snails ( Succineidae ) , which inhabit swamps and damp areas , and peculiar slugs from the South Pacific ( Athoracopho ...
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... Suborder Palaeoctopoda ( finned octopod ) . Cretaceous , some living . Suborder Cirrata ( Cirromorpha ) . Holocene ; soft - bodied , deep- webbed forms with cirri on arms and small to large paddle- shaped fins ; primarily deep - sea .
... Suborder Palaeoctopoda ( finned octopod ) . Cretaceous , some living . Suborder Cirrata ( Cirromorpha ) . Holocene ; soft - bodied , deep- webbed forms with cirri on arms and small to large paddle- shaped fins ; primarily deep - sea .
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