Meanings
plural patellogastropods
- biologyAny gastropod of the clade Patellogastropoda.
However the prevailing opinion that the patellogastropods form the first offshoot of the gastropods is not supported by palaeontological data. The oldest indisputable evidence of the Patellogastropoda is from Late Triassic strata.
2012, John A. Talent, Earth and Life: Global Biodiversity, Extinction Intervals and Biogeographic Perturbations Through TimeSynonyms: true limpet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny gastropod of the clade Patellogastropoda.
Origin
Clipping of taxonomic name Patellogastropoda, equivalent to patello- + gastropod.
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