(invertebrate zoology) An intertidal family of sluglike pulmonate mollusks of the order Systellommatophora in which the body is oval or lengthened, with the convex dorsal integument lacking a mantle cavity or shell.
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(invertebrate zoology) An intertidal family of sluglike pulmonate mollusks of the order Systellommatophora in which the body is oval or lengthened, with the convex dorsal integument lacking a mantle cavity or shell.
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| Onchidella campbelli | |
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