Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Molluscoidea"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Molluscoidea \Mol`lus*coi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mollusk}, and
{-oid}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of Invertebrata which includes the classes
Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; -- called also {Anthoid Mollusca}.
Note: Originally the Tunicata were included under
Molluscoidea, from which they are known to differ
widely in structure and embryology. Molluscoidea were
formerly considered a subdivision of Mollusca, but they
are now known to have more relationship with Annelida
than with Mollusca.
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