Tectibranchia

plural noun

Tec·ti·bran·chia

Definition of Tectibranchia

: a suborder of Opisthobranchia comprising gastropod mollusks (as bubble shells and sea hares) in which the gill is usually situated on one side of the back and protected by a fold of the mantle — compare pteropoda

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