mantle cavity — Specialized cavity found in certain mollusks, brachiopods and crustaceans lined with epidermis and usually exposed to sea or fresh water, or air, due to habitat; may or may not contain part of the viscera; pallial chamber or cavity; mantle… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mantle cavity — noun : the cavity between the mantle and the body proper of a mollusk or brachiopod in which the respiratory organs lie … Useful english dictionary
Mantle (mollusc) — European Squid (Loligo vulgaris). The mantle is all that is visible behind the head: the outer body wall and the fins are all part of the mantle … Wikipedia
mantle — /man tl/, n., v., mantled, mantling. n. 1. a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape. 2. something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness. 3. Geol. the portion of the earth, about 1800 mi. (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the… … Universalium
Mantle — /man tl/, n. 1. Mickey (Charles), 1931 95, U.S. baseball player. 2. (Robert) Burns, 1873 1948, U.S. journalist. * * * That part of the Earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core. On average, the mantle begins about 22 mi (35 km) … Universalium
mantle skirt — (MOLLUSCA) Roof of the mantle cavity formed by the projection of the mantle from the edge of the visceral mass … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mantle — man tle, n. [OE. mantel, OF. mantel, F. manteau, fr. L. mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele, mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the root of tela cloth. See {Manual}, {Textile}, and cf. {Mandil}, {Mantel} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mantle canal — (BRACHIOPODA) One of several flattened, tube like extensions of the body cavity into each mantle lobe … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pallial chamber or cavity — (MOLLUSCA) The mantle cavity … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
gastropod — /gas treuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc. adj. 2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods. [1820 30; < NL Gast(e)ropoda a class of mollusks.… … Universalium
) [Anderson, 1980].Lepas anatifera: left valve removed. [Anderson, 1980](Subclass Cirripedia):In barnacle, space between main, appendage-bearing part of soft body and outer wall (mantle). Eggs may be stored in mantle cavity [Stachowitsch, 1992].(Subclass Cirripedia):Space occupied by body, with aperture [McLaughlin, 1980].