monoplacophoran
noun
- any mollusc of the class Monoplacophora
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /mɒnə(ʊ)pləˈkɒfəɹən/
noun
Etymology: From translingual Monoplacophora + -an.
- Any member of the superclass Monoplacophora, comprising molluscs with cap-like shells.
“The crabbed limpet-like shellfish is a monoplacophoran.”
“Unique among mollusks, monoplacophorans turned out to have multiple repeating sets of shell-attachment muscles, kidneys, and gills.”