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MOLLUSCOIDEA
Mol
`lus *
coi
"
de
*a, n.
pl.
Etym:
[
NL.
See
Mollusk,
and
-oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A
division
of
Invertebrata
which
includes
the
classes
Brachiopoda
and
Bryozoa;
--
called
also
Anthoid
Mollusca.
Note:
Originally
the
Tunicata
were
included
under
Molluscoidea,
from
which
they
are
known
to
differ
widely
in
structure
and
embryology.
Molluscoidea
were
formerly
considered
a
subdivision
of
Mollusca,
but
they
are
now
known
to
have
more
relationship
with
Annelida
than
with
Mollusca.
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