Operculum (gastropod)
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operculum-gastropod-234-381492
title:
Operculum (gastropod)
text:
The operculum is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure like a trapdoor that exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails; the structure is found in some marine and freshwater gastropods, and in a minority of terrestrial gastropods, including the families Helicinidae, Cyclophoridae, Aciculidae, Maizaniidae, Pomatiidae, etc. The operculum is attached to the upper surface of the foot and in its most complete state, it serves as a sort of
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description:
Hard structure which closes the aperture of a gastropod when the animal retreats into the shell
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operculum_(gastropod)
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date modified:
2024-04-08T06:25:47Z
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