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dg - digestive gland. The digestive system of gastropods has evolved to suit almost every kind of diet and feeding behavior. Gastropods (snails and slugs) as the largest taxonomic class of the mollusca are very diverse: the group includes carnivores, herbivores, scavengers, filter feeders, and even parasites.
The hepatopancreas, digestive gland or midgut gland is an organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and molluscs. It provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas , including the production of digestive enzymes , and absorption of digested food.
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torsion (gastropod) digestive system of gastropods. proboscis#Gastropods; radula; odontophore; hepatopancreas = digestive gland diverticulum (mollusc) style (zoology) Respiratory system of gastropods. ctenidium (mollusc) cerata. cnidosac; pneumostome; siphon (mollusc) circulatory system of gastropods; excretory system of gastropods. pseudofeces
Again, in some land snails, an unusual feature of the reproductive system of gastropods is the presence and utilization of love darts. In many marine gastropods other than the opisthobranchs, there are separate sexes (dioecious/gonochoric); most land gastropods, however, are hermaphrodites.
Cone diagram: r pro-ostracum, a alveolus, p phragmocone, g guard. The belemnite cone is composed of three parts. Going from arms to tip, these are the tongue-shaped pro-ostracum; the conical, chambered phragmocone; and the spear-shaped guard at the very tip. [5] [6] The guard is attached to the phragmocone in a socket called the alveolus.
In many marine gastropods where the siphon is particularly long, the structure of the shell has been modified in order to house and protect the soft tissue of the siphon. This shell modification is known as the siphonal canal. For a gastropod whose shell has an exceptionally long siphonal canal, see Venus comb murex.
Gastropod shell, operculum, radula, love dart, clausilium. Anatomy by systems; Digestive system of gastropods, respiratory system of gastropods, circulatory system of gastropods, excretory system of gastropods, sensory organs of gastropods, nervous system of gastropods, reproductive system of gastropods. The current taxonomy