scaphopda Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sca*phop"*da noun plural

Etymology

NL., from Gr. a boat + -poda.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also Prosopocephala, and Solenoconcha.