Solenogasters are worm-like, shell-less marine mollusks belonging to the class Aplacophora, found on the sea floor worldwide, most commonly in deep water, where many species feed on cnidarians such as corals and hydroids. Their bodies are covered not by a shell but by tiny calcareous spicules embedded in the skin, and their close evolutionary relationship to shelled mollusks has made them significant to scientific understanding of how the ancestral mollusk body plan first evolved.
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Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceA class of small, worm-like, shell-less molluscs 1 Comparison
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1. Solenogastres (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Solenogastres
Introduction, description clause
small, worm-like, shell-less molluscs
Diet
Solenogastres feed on cnidaria and ctenophores, either sucking their bodily fluids or eating their tissue.
In Biome: Marine, Article text: "Solenogastres can be found in a diverse range of"
Solenogastres can be found in a diverse range of habitats across the world, from the coast to the deep ocean.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1152770, descriptionView the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
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Wikidata: Solenogaster
- Wikidata Q1152770, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Mollusca, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25326 (Mollusca)
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