Prosobranchia

Pros·​o·​bran·​chia

variants or Prosobranchiata

ˌ⸗⸗ˌbraŋkēˈātə

taxonomic synonym of streptoneura

Word History

Etymology

Prosobranchia from New Latin, from proso- + -branchia; Prosobranchiata from New Latin, from proso- + Latin branchia gill + New Latin -ata; from the usual location of the gills anterior to the heart

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