What does "prosobranchiate" mean?

Synonym of prosobranch (“a gastropod with gills anterior to the heart”).

What is a synonym for "prosobranchiate"?

Common synonyms include: prosobranch, prosobranch.

adj, noun

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Noun

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Synonym of prosobranch (“a gastropod with gills anterior to the heart”). uncommon
"An external shell, usually sufficiently large to contain the entire animal, is common to all the prosobranchiates."

Adjective

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Synonym of prosobranch (“having the gills anterior to the heart”). not-comparable
"a prosobranchiate gastropod"

"An external shell, usually sufficiently large to contain the entire animal, is common to all the prosobranchiates."

From the taxonomic name Prosobranchia + -ate. By surface analysis, proso- + branchiate. Compare the taxonomic name Prosobranchiata.

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