Testacea

See also: testacea

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin testaceus (“covered with or having a shell or a tile-like covering”).

Proper noun

Testacea

  1. (obsolete) Any of several obsolete groupings of animals:
    1. The third order of Vermes in Linnean taxonomy, including shellfish and mollusks.
    2. The order of bivalves in Cuvieran taxonomy.
    3. Certain pteropods, including all with calcareous shells.
  2. A taxonomic suborder within the order Rhizopoda – Certain protozoa bearing a shell with holes through which pseudopods protrude.

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