'Scutibranchiata' definitions:

Definition of 'Scutibranchiata'

From: GCIDE
  • Scutibranchiata \Scu`ti*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Scutum, and Branchia.] (Zool.) An order of gastropod Mollusca having a heart with two auricles and one ventricle. The shell may be either spiral or shieldlike. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]