Gastropod Morphology

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what phylum is the gastropod?
Mollusca
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what class is the gastropod?
Gastropoda
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the point at which growth and coiling begins?
apex
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all the whorls except the last whorl
spire
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where the siphon extends out of for respiration
siphonal canal
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right handed coiling
dextral
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left handed coiling
sinistral
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line which marks the junction between whorls
suture
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opening where the animal extends its soft parts
aperture
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mode of life for a turritella?
filter feeder
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what body part does the gastropod use for movement?
muscular food
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what class is the gastropod?

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Gastropoda

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the point at which growth and coiling begins?

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all the whorls except the last whorl

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where the siphon extends out of for respiration

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