SCUTIBRANCHIA
Scu`ti*bran"chi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Scutibranchiata.
SCUTIBRANCHIAN
Scu`ti*bran"chi*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Scutibranchiata.
SCUTIBRANCHIATA
Scu`ti*bran`chi*a"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Scutum, and Branchia.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of gastropod Mollusca having a heart with two auricles and one ventricle. The shell may be either spiral or shieldlike.
Note: It is now usually regarded as including only the Rhipidoglossa and the Docoglossa. When originally established, it included a heterogenous group of mollusks having shieldlike shells, such as Haliotis, Fissurella, Carinaria, etc.
SCUTIBRANCHIATE
Scu`ti*bran"chi*ate, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or pertaining to the Scutibranchiata. — n.
Defn: One of the Scutibranchiata.