monoplacophoran
English
Etymology
From scientific name Monoplacophora + -an.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒfəɹən/
Noun
monoplacophoran (plural monoplacophorans)
- (zoology) Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells. [from 20th c.]
- 2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 49:
- The crabbed limpet-like shellfish is a monoplacophoran.
- 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 34:
- Unique among mollusks, monoplacophorans turned out to have multiple repeating sets of shell-attachment muscles, kidneys, and gills.
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Further reading
Monoplacophora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Monoplacophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Monoplacophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Monoplacophora at Paleology Database