The subclass 3-Pulmonata has only two orders namely as follows.
Order 1:-BASOMMATOPHORA
Order 2:-STYLOMMATOPHORA
Order 1:-BASOMMATOPHORA
1) They are found in marine water, freshwater and brackish
water.
2) They have delicate shell with a conical spire and large
aperture.
3) They have one pair of non-invaginable tentacles with the
eyes at their bases.
4) The male and female gonopores are generally separate.
Examples:- Siphonaria, Lymnaea, Planorbis
ventral surface of Siphonaria |
Siphonaria in garden |
Dorsal structure of Siphonaria |
planorbis |
Lymnaea |
Lymnaea |
Order2:-STYLOMMATOPHORA
1) They are terrestrial pulmonates.
2) They have shell with a conical spire, internal or absent.
3) They have two pairs of invaginable or retractile tentacles
with the eyes at the tips of the posterior pairs.
4) They have male and female gonopores usually united.
Examples:- Limax, Helix, Partula, Retinella.
limax |
Partula |
Retinella. |
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